OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



as the plants from which they were cut. Very often 

 they are given greenhouse care and while this is 

 not necessary, it obtains, perhaps, surer and better 

 results. In experimental work, cuttings have been 

 carried so far that they have been made success- 

 fully even from rose leaves, although this method 

 is of no practical use. No doubt many persons 

 who have followed us to this point understand 

 cuttings and have employed them not only in roses 

 but in other plants, such as carnations and gera- 

 niums, which are propagated almost entirely by 

 cuttings. 



In their proper place (the greenhouse) cuttings 

 as used in rose culture may be relied upon, but 

 beyond this sphere their use is open to debate, as, 

 in the opinion of nearly all the best authorities, they 

 are not as satisfactory as budding. The main reason 

 for their failure is that many of our new varieties 

 are weak growers and cannot of then 1 own accord 

 win the fight for existence, even under favorable 

 conditions. As conditions in our climate are most 

 uncertain only the exceptionally hardy plant suc- 

 ceeds of itself on its own roots. 



Cuttings are useful, however, when expense must 

 be considered with certain of these hardy varieties. 

 It would be easy for any one to make cuttings of his 

 own, and this could be successfully done with the 



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