OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



For many strong growing plants and trees, where 

 perfect results are obtained on the stock of the plant 

 itself, budding is not necessary. With strong grow- 

 ing roses amateurs can take cuttings easily and in- 

 crease their number of plants. 



GRAFTING 



Grafting is a modification of budding, and is a 

 process which may give as good a result hi the end 

 with some outdoor roses; but for the first year, 

 after planting outside, the plant does not make as 

 much progress, and our death-rate has been much 

 greater with grafted stock than with budded plants. 

 Unfortunately grafts do not take very well on the 

 Briar, therefore grafters use the Manetti which, as 

 explained above, is not the best stock for Teas and 

 Hybrid Teas. 



Grafting is mostly used to increase new varieties 

 which, if budded, would necessarily have to be 

 operated upon in the late summer, the bud not 

 developing until the following spring; whereas, in 

 grafting, a part of the plant desired to be propagated 

 is grafted upon the stock selected and growth at 

 once begins; this is a very much quicker operation, 

 but not so sure of success as budding for outdoor 

 roses. 



Grafting requires great skill and is used to obtain 



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