BUDDING 



March. Head back the stocks. 



April. Temporarily secure the growing buds. 



May. Stake every plant. Remove all suckers. 



May- August. Tie all loose growths. Hoe frequently. 



November. Lift and despatch. 



B 



FiG. 12. Standard supporting- 

 New Growth 



FIG. 13. Dwarf supporting 

 Young- Growth 



Such in outline is the propagation of roses by budding which 

 we have tried to make clear even to the novice. We have dealt 

 with the mechanical parts of the operation and explained most 

 of the technique, but experience alone can teach the many minor 

 yet important factors which ensure absolute success. Fortunately, 

 practice will reveal all these and will enable the novice to become 

 an expert. That much accomplished, the great thing necessarily 



