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supply to yrow on to ])iopcr si/c for iiiiir- 

 ki't and waj^oii sales; in .Slarcli the spring 

 trade ill general starts in and continues 

 for some inoiitlis; the iiurserynian fol- 

 lows soon after, with his oriler for younj^ 

 plants for liiiinjj' out about April; and 

 the late ]>huitinji and straj;yling orders 

 eoiiliiuie into May and .lune. 'I'he method 

 and season of proiiayatioii herein de- 

 scribed provide in due course for all of 

 the various wants mentioned. 



Co-operation Helps. 



It is obvious that the liest results may 

 be obtained by jrrowini^ roses exidusiNcly 

 in houses containing nothing in the way 

 of soft or inisc(dlaneous stock. su(di as 

 may require ditfereiit temperatures, and 

 it is also generally conceded that the 

 grower \vlio is expecte(l to know the hali- 

 its of a liuiiilred or two ditrcrent sorts of 

 roses on a c<miiiiercial scale should have 

 little tdse to occupy his attention. Hence 

 the advantages of concentrating the un- 

 divided energies of the working orgMiii/a 

 tioii to the growing of oik' p.trticular line 

 as a specialty. 



In our community, containing a mini- 

 ber of concerns all of whiidi grow roses 

 to a greater or l(>ss extent, the number of 

 varieties being about b")!). it will always 



be iiunitable tliat at times there will be 

 a short crop ami a long demand, (jr vice 

 \crsa. as to some j)articular varieties, this 

 being atVecteil by the variations in 

 amount })laiited, the favorableness of the 

 season for propagating and Huctuations 

 ill the demand from year to year. But 

 fre(iuently one grower is long on a vari- 

 ety of whicdi anotiier is short, and in a 

 conimeiKlalde spirit there is a disposition 

 among the fraternity to be mutually ac- 

 commodating in the interchange of stock, 

 which makes jiossible the more! complete 

 lining of orders and assists in a practi- 

 cally general clean-up of stocks by or be- 

 fore the (dose of the season. 



When and How to Order. 



The buyer of rose plants wishing to 

 secure the best of stock ami certain vari- 

 eties in particular should by all means 

 place his order with a dependable grower 

 se\('ral months in ailvance of the time 

 for shipping; in fact, early winter is the 

 best time, if not earlier, to engage roses 

 for sjiring delivery. The plants can then 

 be selecte(l, shifted, set aside in cool 

 houses, and brought to the re<|uisite size, 

 strength and ciuiditioii for delivery at 

 any specified time. Postponement in 

 placing an order is fre(|uently likidy to 



cause disappoinlmeiil by reason of cer- 

 tain desired varieties lia\ing been sold 

 out and no fui'ther supply availabh' until 

 the fidlowing seas(ui. 



1 11 oi'dering rose plants, it is advisable 

 always to state for what particular pur- 

 pose they are wanted, and biielly the 

 kind of stock expected. The intelligent 

 grower or oiiler clerk will then ha\(' a 

 (due to guide the selection of plants in 

 just the condition to make them best 

 adapted to the desired end. 



The substitution of a dilVereiit \arioty 

 under the liibid of ;i \aiiety definitely 

 ordered is a practice not to be tolerated 

 in this present day of euliglitenmcnt, and 

 it is entirely |U'o|ier for the buyer to in- 

 sist uixiii getting every item true to label, 

 the shi|iper to notify him to such effect 

 if unable to su|p|dy the true variety. On 

 orders riMjuiiing i|uick shi|)nieiit. it is 

 well for the buyer to mention a second 

 or third clioicc in case ot' \ari(>ties which 

 he may not aiisolutcly rc(|uire. and this 

 will facilitate the tilling ot' many an or- 

 der ill th(> rush season. 



.\ t siicli a time. i-iirres|iiiihlenc(' with a 



legion of cu'^tomers would be an absolute 



impiissibilit \ . the catalogue being pre- 



siiine(l to eiMitaiii all necessary informa- 



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