OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



For a temporary inside test, budding on strong 

 blooming plants will be found to give quick results. 



After a satisfactory test, the surest and best 

 method to increase the stock is to bud the varieties 

 outside the following August. The plant is then 

 ready for the outdoor ordeal if it is to be used as a 

 garden variety. It will thus be seen how much tune 

 is required before a new variety may be passed upon 

 as of value. 



In experiments with cuttings and with budding 

 it was found that while the information contained 

 in the text books on these subjects seemed very com- 

 plete, work was not successful until instruction was 

 received from men who did this work themselves. 

 Cuttings are so generally used in greenhouse work 

 that it is easy for anyone who wishes to make them 

 to learn at first hand how the operation is accom- 

 plished; but they are only valuable for the hardiest 

 varieties. 



Budding is more difficult, and it is doubtful 

 whether it would pay the average amateur. Those 

 who desire to bud on a large scale should buy the 

 books previously referred to, in which the descrip- 

 tions are most accurate and thorough, but they 

 should also take a lesson from some practical budder. 



The disadvantage of budding is the length of time 



required to secure results. It is necessary in the fall 



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