OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



The Hybrid Tea list, with the addition of Pernet- 

 Ducher's Pernetiana, makes this section of outdoor 

 roses very complete, but there is still a large field 

 to work upon and particularly in the climbing section. 

 Any one who can breed a hardy seedling climber 

 which will bloom reliably from frost to frost will be 

 giving the rose world a most important addition. 

 By securing a few potted plants in the early autumn 

 quite a number of crosses could be made, although 

 the chances of securing what is desired would not 

 be as great as if one had more plants with which 

 to experiment. 



During the past season we have been most suc- 

 cessful with all our hybridizing and therefore one 

 or two hints may be of use to any one deciding to 

 undertake such a task. 



As most of the books state, a rose will become 

 fertilized with its own pollen more quickly than by 

 the pollen of any other rose. The main point for 

 success is to watch most carefully the rose which is 

 to be bred so that before the pollen becomes ripe 

 the anthers and stamens may be removed. It is 

 very easy to tell when the pollen is ripe because it 

 will then drop in small yellow particles upon the 

 petals of the rose, and if one's finger is rubbed across 

 the anthers the yellow dust will at once be noticed. 

 Our procedure has been to pluck off the petals of 



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