THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF 

 OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



I 

 THE PROPAGATION OF ROSES 



ESTABLISHED VARIETIES 



IN this chapter it is aimed to give the reader such 

 general information as will enable him to compre- 

 hend the main principles of the propagation of the 

 rose. In order that he may fairly understand the 

 following chapters, and the general scheme of the 

 selection of varieties and the ordering of the same, 

 this chapter should be read carefully. It is not the 

 intention to puzzle the home rose grower with all the 

 scientific details of each phase of rose culture; but it 

 is believed that the following paragraphs will give a 

 good working idea of the methods employed. For 

 those who may care to follow out such matters to 

 their utmost conclusion, the names of exhaustive 

 works are given. 



Established roses are propagated mainly by the 

 following methods: Seeds, layering and suckers; cut- 

 tings, budding and grafting, the last three being the 

 principal methods. 



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