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of the stronger-growing varieties do very 

 well on their own roots, notably Ulrich Brun- 

 ner, Magna Charta and Caroline Testout, 

 but many fine varieties are utterly worthless 

 unless budded, such as Viscountess Folkes- 

 stone and Reine Marie Henriette. 



There is a question as to which stock is 

 most suited to our hot, dry climate. So far 

 the Manetti has proven the best for most 

 varieties, and the Messrs. Dickson bud most 

 of their plants for export to America on this 

 stock. 



The English growers favour the brier, and 

 the great majority of roses budded in England 

 are grown on this stock. This is quite right 

 and proper for the moist, temperate English 

 climate, but not so suitable for ours. It is 

 very probable that the best stock for our use 

 has not yet been introduced, and equally 

 probable that when found it will be a seedling 

 of Crimson Rambler. The hardiness and 

 great vigour of this variety, which does well 

 almost everywhere, commend it highly. 



The budded plants grown in Europe are 

 taken up as soon as the wood is ripened in the 

 autumn and shipped to us in the dormant 

 state in time for planting before the ground 



