THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF 

 OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



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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 our 

 intention, as explained in the introduction, 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 by the following 

 methods: seeds, layering and suckers; cuttings, bud- 

 ding and grafting, the last three being the principal 



methods. 



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