102 THE ROSE. 



afnateur would' do 'We'll not to attempt their 

 propagation until he has proved himself 

 an adept in rose culture. The sorts most 

 difficult to root are the various varieties of 

 Moss, most of the summer roses, and certain 

 varieties of Hybrid Remontants, belonging 

 to the Jules Margottin, Baronne Prevost, and 

 Baroness Rothschild families. (See chapter 

 on Typical Roses.) All of the Tea and 

 Monthly Roses, with very few exceptions, 

 root and grow freely from cuttings. 



Besides using green wood, some propaga- 

 tors make cuttings from hard wood that is, 

 shoots thoroughly ripened, taken in the au- 

 tumn. Manetti cuttings are always made 

 from wood taken in autumn, and the various 

 varieties of Prairie Roses are often grown in 

 this way. In some establishments large quan- 

 tities of cuttings are made during the sum- 

 mer months and grown in hotbeds ; the plants 

 produced are salable in the autumn and are 

 largely used by florists. In selecting stock 

 plants from which to propagate, care should 

 be had that only those be chosen which are 

 vigorous and healthy, otherwise a sickly or 

 weak progeny will result. 



BY BUDDING. This is an important 

 method, second only to propagation by cut- 

 tings. 



