THE PROPAGATION OF ROSES 



Nearly all the older rose growers gathered their heps 

 containing the seeds in the autumn of each year 

 and planted great numbers of these in nursery rows, 

 hoping to secure new varieties; in this manner a 

 great many of the Hybrid Perpetuals were discovered 

 and introduced. However, of late years the com- 

 mercial rose growers of Europe have hybridized 

 different varieties of roses, and by careful selection 

 and breeding for several generations are securing 

 their new varieties. 



In Europe this work is maintained on a very 

 large scale. Thousands upon thousands of seedlings 

 are raised each year, and only a very small percent- 

 age are of any practical use. In this country only 

 a few men have achieved any great success in intro- 

 ducing new varieties John Cook, of Baltimore, 

 Maryland; E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Indiana; M. H. 

 Walsh, of Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Dr. Van 

 Fleet and W. A. Manda, of New Jersey. Cook 

 introduced My Maryland and Radiance, and Hill 

 has given us quite a number of good roses, the best 

 perhaps for outdoor culture being General Mac- 

 Arthur, which is one of the finest all-round outdoor 

 red roses grown in America today. Walsh, Manda 

 and Van Fleet have been particularly successful in 

 developing new Hybrid Wichuraiana Walsh's most 

 notable being Excelsa, Hiawatha, Sweetheart and 



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