THE PROPAGATION OF ROSES 



hardier kinds of roses, thereby saving the expense 

 of purchasing. If roses are purchased, we strongly 

 recommend buying budded plants, as the slight 

 extra outlay would be fully justified. 



While there are many good articles on cuttings, 

 we consider that Pemberton's is the best, as it treats 

 of cuttings under glass and also cuttings in the open. 



BUDDING 



In budding roses a strong stock is secured and the 

 variety selected is budded upon this stock, eventually 

 becoming a part of it. The actual operation of 

 budding is merely to cut off the dormant bud from 

 the variety which it is desired to perpetuate and, 

 cutting a slit in the bark of the stock, to introduce 

 the bud into the same. When the bud so trans- 

 planted becomes somewhat established, all growth 

 above it is removed and the whole vitality of a 

 proved stock is thrown into the bud, giving it the 

 nourishment which a tried constitution insures. 



In England the two stocks most commonly used 

 are MANETTI and BRIAR. In the case of roses with 

 a preponderance of Hybrid Perpetual blood the 

 Manetti stock is generally used; for those contain- 

 ing much Tea blood the Briar has been found the 

 better stock. 



A few growers in this country are trying Japanese 



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