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OWN ROOT ROSES 



To the person unacquainted with the various methods 

 of producing Roses it is necessary to say a few words in 

 regard to the way in which Dingee Roses are grown. For 

 over 75 years we have produced Roses in the same manner, 

 and in all that time we have had very few complaints 

 concerning the strength of the stock which we send out. 

 In fact, in our files there are thousands of letters testifying 

 to the satisfaction which Dingee Roses have given. 



Own root Roses are Roses which are grown on roots which are 

 sent out from a slip taken from a parent plant. This mecLos that only 

 the blood of a parent is in the new plant. In figure 1 can be seen a 

 so-called rooted cutting. Xotice the fibrous roots which have formed 

 at the base of the cutting and also the manner La which the growth is 

 sent forth from the two eyes just above the sand in which the cutting 

 is rooted. It can easily be seen that once such roots are established the 

 plant will grow for years, barring diseases and winter-killing, which of 

 coin-se can be guarded against. In other words, a plant produced in 

 this manner is one which has aU the characteristics of its parent, and 

 these remain unchanged throughout the years. AU growth on such a 

 plant is made from its own roots and this growth is a natural one, not 

 growth produced by unnatural means. 



On the other hand grafted stock, for which great advantages are 

 claimed, is the gro^"th of a Rose on roots which are those of a difiFerent 

 sort of plant entirely. Grafted Rcses are produced by placing a bud 

 of the variety of Rose which is desired under the bark of a plant of some 

 specie of shrub, as shown in figure 2. This means that the growth 

 of the bud is derived from the wild roots, and the budded part acquires 

 some of the characteristics of the understock. 



?sow, as the growth of the bud is ver>" rapid and vigorous, the 

 wood is soft and not the kind of wood that is sent forth from a plant 

 on its own roots. Such a Rose usually blooms the first season. The 

 growth is strong for two or three years, but then, as time goes on, the 

 wild stock begios to assert itself, and because of its more vigorous 

 character sends forth its own growth. That part of the plant "which 

 has been budded loses its vigor as the wild stock gains in vigor. Wild 

 shoots are sent fcrth. and even if these are cut back, the increasing 

 loss of A-igor means that the days of the grafted part is over. 



Figure 4 shows how the budded part of plant has died, and shows 

 the vigor and strength of the wild part which has asserted itself. 



In other words, own root Roses 

 mean permanency while grafted 

 Roses mean rapid growth but a but- 

 terfly life. Figures 3. 5 and 6 show 

 the wonderful strength and mar- 

 ^^^^ velous growth of own root plants. 



^^\ • / ^^^^M Figure 3 is a first size plant as sent 



^^fc^^^^^ ^^^^§ out by us: figure 5 is a two-year-old 



^P^l 1^^^ Rose grown in a five-inch pot. and 



'^ '■ J^ !i*©^^t' figured is a two-year-old Rose, with 



the soil in which it was gro^\-n left on 

 the roots, and wrapped ready to ship. 



In accord with these words we quote an excerpt from the Eiening 

 Bulletin of Philadelphia, September 12th, 1925: — 



"Don't Bother With Budding or Grafting — Briar is 

 Always Nuisance 



"The common behef that all modern roses must be budded or 

 "grafted to secure permanent trees is not accurate,'' says "Answers." 

 "Roses growing on their own roots will give results equal to any 

 "■produced on briars. 



"Growing budded roses is a source of endless trouble to many 

 ■"novices. The briar grows up and the grower, not knowing it from 

 ■■the real rose growth, allows it full scope. In a year or two the briar 

 ""has asserted itself, takes full control, and nothmg but dog-roses are 

 "produced. 



"With roses on their own roots, there is never any of this trouble. 

 "Should the bush be cut down by frost at any time and the roots not 

 "harmed, real rosewood is again produced in the spring. On the other 

 "hand, many amateurs have set out to plant a rosebed and secured the 

 "best of budded stocks, but in a year or two have had only briars 

 "for their trouble. 



"Vi ith a budded rose you may get more vigorous growth, and 

 "probably a more robust bloom, but give a rose, growing on its own 

 "roots, liberal treatment and it will come in first ever>- time." 



It cannot be denied that success can be attained with budded 

 roses, but success comes only to those long skilled in growing this sort 

 of stock. They are not for the amateur — for the person who has Httle 

 time to spend with his roses, who wants maximum results with a 

 minimum of efi^ort. 



The production of own root pot grown Roses is expensive. It 

 requires special equipment, it requires the services of skilled men, 

 men who have had long ex-perience with Roses. For this one reason, 

 the great expense attached to the growing of pot grown own root Roses, 

 we are one of the few firms in the countrN' that offer such stock to the 

 Rose-loving pubhc. It has been our firm belief throughout the years 

 that such stock is the only scrt that wiU be successful to the average 

 Rose-lover. We have improved 

 oiu: equipment as the years go by 

 so that it is now as complete as it 

 possibly can be. We have retained 

 the services of skilled Rose growers 

 for the one reason, that the .Amateur 

 Rose grower can secure Roses of 

 the highest c[ualitN- and best 

 adapted for his needs, and best 

 suited for the climatic conditions 

 of this coimtry. 



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