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they should he potted in pots not exceeding two 

 and a half inches in diameter. Certain kinds of 

 roses take root without difficulty, others are so 

 stubhorn that the amateur would do well not to 

 attempt their propagation until he has proved 

 himself an adept in growing the others. The 

 sorts most difficult to root are the various varie- 

 ties of Moss, most of the summer roses, and cer- 

 tain varieties of Hybrid Remontants belonging 

 to the Jules Margottin, Baronne Prevost, and 

 Baroness Rothschild families. (See chapter on 

 Tj^pical Roses.) All of the Tea and Monthly 

 Roses, with very few exceptions, root and grow 

 freely from cuttings. 



Besides using green wood, some propagators 

 make cuttings from hard wood — that is, shoots 

 thoroughly ripened, taken in the autumn. Man- 

 ctti 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 quantities of cuttings are 

 made during the summer months and grown in 

 hotbeds ; the plants produced are salable in the 

 autumn and are largely used by florists. lu 

 selecting stock plants from which to propagate, 



