THE PROPAGATION OF ROSES 



lateral, instead of three and five as in most budded 

 varieties. (Note illustration.) The foliage is of a 

 much lighter shade of green than the shoots from 

 the bud itself and its point of junction with the 

 plant is below the bud. It is very easily removed 

 by carefully digging up the ground, cutting it off 

 with a knife at its union with the plant below the 

 bud, and rubbing some earth over the cut. In 

 addition, this main reason is not a valid objection, 

 because it only happens with about one per cent, 

 of the budded plants, and can even then be easily 

 detected and the trouble removed. To keep this 

 percentage down, roses must be planted with the 

 bud two to three inches below the surface of the 

 soil, as hereafter advocated. If planted less deeply 

 they will throw a greater number of suckers. 



Very often cuttings have only greenhouse growth 

 when they are shipped to the purchaser. At best 

 they are generally propagated under glass and have 

 not had much outdoor growth, whereas budded 

 plants are budded in the summer out-of-doors, and 

 have even as yearlings a whole season's outside 

 growth before being sold. 



We have tested the own root plants, as cuttings 

 are called, and in one particular instance made the 

 following experiment which decided us once and for 



all as to the merits of the two methods. 



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