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ROSES 



never get is a perfect double rose that is fra- 

 grant, and borne in great profusion on a bush 

 that is beautiful even when out of bloom, and 

 which will grow without care, is free from 

 insects and diseases and will not die in the 

 winter. There are roses in Europe that come 

 within a mile of this ideal, but rose culture in 

 America is still in its infancy. Our climate 

 is fundamentally different from that of 

 Europe, and the roses of the future must be 

 hybrids of the best double roses of the Old 

 World with the hardy roses of Japan, which 

 are better adapted for plant-breeding pur- 

 poses than the wild rose of the Northeastern 

 United States. Meanwhile we must endure 

 the nuisance of budded roses. Many desir- 

 able varieties are not strong growing enough 

 and have to be grafted upon the roots of 

 stronger-growing species. The latter natu- 

 rally throw out suckers which will strangle the 

 choice variety unless they are watched daily 

 and the suckers removed. By deep planting 

 the budded part may be induced to make 

 roots, and the original root dying, " own-root" 

 plants will result. The common roses that 

 everybody grows are the Hybrid Perpetuals, 

 or H. P.'s as they are commonly called. 



