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comes quite dty. A mulch, or even stirring of surface soil, will aid in keeping 
the soil moist beneath, where moisture is needed. 
BUDDED OR OWN-ROOT ROSES 
The leading, or most successful amateur Rose growers agree, that while 
own-root plants are best in theory, yet, when it comes to results, properly 
budded stock is in every' way superior. Results in growth and bloom are the 
chief things to consider, and, with but few exceptions, own-root Roses, grown 
out of doors, particularly in the north, will not give anywhere near the results 
that budded stock will. The one real objection to budded stock is its liability 
to send up wild suckers from the roots, but this can easily be guarded against, 
and, if planted properly, a very small percentage will sucker. Even this objec- 
tion wiU soon be done away with by the most progressive growers, since they 
are now beginning to bud on a stock which throws up practically no suckers, 
and which infuses wonderful vigor into the cultivated Rose. 
INSECTS AND DISEASES. 
Lack of space prevents my going into detail on this subject, but, usually, 
insects and diseases can be readily overcome, and the intelligent grower of 
today has little to fear from this phase of Rose growing. A good soil, and strong 
vigorous plants to start with will tend to reduce troubles of this nature to a 
minimum. Remember, in both plant and animal Hfe, it is the strong that have 
little to fear and that the weak are usually the first to be attacked and the 
quickest to succumb. 
CLASSES AND VARIETIES. 
I shall here be unable to touch upon more than the two chief classes of 
Roses today — Hybrid Perpetuals and Hybrid Teas. In the former class we get 
Roses of unusual vigor and hardiness. We also get flowers of the largest size, 
and it is in this class that we get the most fragrance — but, unfortunately, much 
cannot be expected in the way of bloom after the main season in June, with a 
few exceptions. 
In the Hybrid Teas we have a class of Roses which give us continuous 
bloom throughout the entire season, and it is this class which has been developed 
so largely during the past fifteen years. 
I doubt if it would be possible to get two rosarians to agree as to " the best " 
Roses. In fact I could not well agree with myself on this subject one year after 
the other, but the following list of one and one-half dozen Hybrid Perpetuals 
and two dozen Hybrid Teas wiU be found exceptionally worthy, and successful 
over a large area, under the varying conditions of soil and climate which are 
found in this vast countrv. 
