THE PROPAGATION OF ROSES 



quick results. Seedlings to be tested are often 

 grafted and a verdict quickly arrived at. There are 

 numerous methods employed in grafting, but the 

 principle is the same in all; the variety required is 

 spliced on the stock and, as in budding, the strength 

 of the stock all goes into the variety desired. Graft- 

 ing roses is usually done under glass and requires 

 expert handling, both during the actual operation 

 and thereafter. 



The books mentioned for cuttings and budding 

 give the best articles on grafting, in addition to 

 which " Parsons on the Rose" contains good, clear 

 and explicit information on all these subjects. 



NEW VARIETIES 



New varieties of roses are developed in two ways: 

 by sports and seedlings. 



SPORTS 



Sports are purely a matter of chance, and occur 

 when any given variety shows a bloom or habit of 

 growth diff erent from the accepted plant. When this 

 occurs propagation of the wood by cuttings, budding 

 or grafting establishes the new variety. 



As illustrations of sports, the two following are 

 well known and are changes from the parent stock 

 in the color of the bloom itself: 



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