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SOME GENERAL INFORMATION AND 

 HINTS ON HYBRIDIZATION 



In the climate of the Middle Atlantic States, it 

 is not possible to grow some of the roses which suc- 

 ceed so wonderfully in the south of England and in 

 France. However, there is a vast area in the United 

 States in which all of those more delicate roses may 

 be successfully grown, more particularly in the south- 

 east and southwest; in fact in every part of our great 

 country where there is little frost all these wonderful 

 Teas and Climbing Teas and Noisettes may be suc- 

 cessfully cultivated. In addition to which the Hybrid 

 Teas will be found fine for garden cultivation, while 

 the Hybrid Tea Climbers and many of the weaker 

 Hybrid Polyantha Climbers will also do well. 



In the very coldest climates the best method is 

 to grow in good-sized pots or boxes, and in the 

 autumn when frost comes move to a cellar or building 

 where extreme cold will not penetrate. In the case 

 of a cellar with an earthen floor the pots can be placed 

 beneath the surface. The only thing necessary dur- 

 ing the winter is to give the plants several waterings. 

 In the spring the rose pots or boxes should be carried 

 out and again placed beneath the surface of the soil 



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