VI 

 ORDERING 



Having gone carefully over the chapter on " Varie- 

 ties" and considered the lists of roses, the reader will 

 be ready to order his plants. It is believed that the 

 suggestions hereinafter given will aid in avoiding 

 many of the errors and disappointments usually con- 

 nected with this necessary work. 



Ordering is indeed one of the most important 

 features to be considered; when properly done it 

 insures success, and when improperly done it is sure 

 to bring disappointment. An understanding of the 

 conditions which beset all nurserymen would do 

 much to help. The main trouble is that the average 

 man does not properly specify just what he wants 

 and when he wants it, and he does not consider 

 substitution. 



The nurseryman receives his greatest number of 



orders in the spring and autumn when he and his 



entire force are overworked. He has only so many 



varieties and only so many plants of each, and his 



roses are in a certain condition, which may or may not 



be good. Therefore, the man who sends his order early, 



specifying exactly what he wants, stands the best 

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