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Why Own Root Roses 
We have been going and growing for more than seventy years. 
Growing roses so that they will grow almost anywhere and for 
almost anybody, and grown on their Own Roots as they should be 
grown for permanent use. So grown they do not go wild or in other 
words revert back to the wild root upon which they are budded, and 
in a short time they are nothing but wild shrubs of no use whatever. 
Very few firms offer own root roses because they are more expensive 
to produce and they do not have the equipment to grow them. It 
has taken us years to acquire such an equipment, and with only one 
thought i. e.: to grow own root Roses because we more firmly than 
ever believe that they are the best for our climate, so until now it is 
true that Dingee & Conard Roses go and grow in almost every land. 
The budding is usually done on wild Mannettia Rose stalks by 
taking a bud from the original plant and inserting it under the 
bark of the Manettia and binding it thereon, as in Illustration No. 5. 
The first year the budded Rose makes a rapid. soft growth, probably 
producing some blooms, but the second year the wild root begins 
to assert itself and grows with tremendous vigor, throwing out 
wild shoots from the roots, thus sapping the life from the top 
which usually dies, as in illustration No. 4. Note the shoot from 
the side with the foliage thereon, which is the wild Rose that will 
not bloom, nor is it ornamental; this is an actual photograph 
of a two-year budded Rose. 
Anyone who wants Roses and not wild shrubbery should buy 
only the best, or Roses grown on Their Own Roots. Such are the 
Dingee Roses, known the world over. We sometimes wonder 
why these budded Roses are offered by some firms; selling. them 
to an unknown and unsuspecting public, but, as Barnum said 
“‘American people like to be humbugged.’” We are content to 
adhere to the principles laid down by the founder of this business, 
who, notwithstanding the many ridiculous claims put forth by 
men who were yet unborn when Mr. Dingee was active in the 
business of producing Own Root Roses, now claim to have in- 
vented this method of production. 
An own-root plant is started by taking a portion of a branch 
from the mother plant and putting in sand until the roots are 
formed at the bottom, as illustrated in No. |. This is what is 
known as a rooted cutting. Note how the fibrous roots are formed. 
In illustration No. 2 we have a first size own root plant grown in 
pots. No. 3 illustrates a two-year-old plant grown in a four or 
five-inch pot. Note the fibrous roots, which soon establish them- 
selves in the soil after planting; also how each shoot or branch is 
crowned with a bud; how these branches are formed and how the 
increase in size is made up by making new shoots. Compare this 
photograph with the one of the budded plant (No. 4) and note 
how different. A budded plant cannot increase in size unless the 
increase is made on the weak budded branch and then very seldom, 
but Own Root Roses increase in size each year, unless destroyed, 
and are permanent, producing finer and better blooms each season. 
They are the only Roses suitable for the varying climatic con- 
ditions of our country, and we cannot emphasize too strongly the 
importance of knowing the kind of plants you are getting 
before placing an order for them. What a success these own root 
roses have been are told by a few of the many testimonials we 
receive each year unsolicited from many thousands of satisfied 
customers, and published elsewhere in this book. 
Rose-growing made easy 
Don’t Bother With Budding or Grafting—Briar is 
Always Nuisance 
The common belief 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 nothing but dog- 
roses are produced. 
With roses on their own roots, there is never any of this trouble. 
Sheuld 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. 
With 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 every time. 
The gardener who sets 
out to grow roses on 
their own roots simpli- 
fies his work. All dwarf 
roses, ramblers, and 
climbers may be treated 
in this way. But should 
a standard or a Tree 
Rose be desired it will 
be necessary to have a 
briar to suit the purpose. 
The best growths are 
those which are on the 
outside of the bushes. 
Shoots which are not 
showing any bloom 
should be _ selected. 
These should then be 
severed from the parent 
plant, with a good por- 
tion of the old bark 
attached. The ‘‘heel”’ 
should be trimmed a 
little with a sharp knife, 
and lower leaves re- 
moved. 
From The Evening Bulletin 
Philadelphia, Sepi. 12, 1925 
