. The book of roses. Roses. RAISING NEW VjlRIETIES. — A layer, a cut-, ting, a bud, a graft, and a sucker, are detached portions of an individual plant; and the plant resulting from them is of precisely tne same character with the parent. But, when the seed germinates, it is not the reproduction of the same individual, but it is the birth of a new one. The oifspring will show a family likeness; but it is by no means probable, at least in the case of the rose, that its features will be precisely the same with those of its parent. Plant the seeds of a rose; as, for example, of the Hybrid Perpetu
. The book of roses. Roses. RAISING NEW VjlRIETIES. — A layer, a cut-, ting, a bud, a graft, and a sucker, are detached portions of an individual plant; and the plant resulting from them is of precisely tne same character with the parent. But, when the seed germinates, it is not the reproduction of the same individual, but it is the birth of a new one. The oifspring will show a family likeness; but it is by no means probable, at least in the case of the rose, that its features will be precisely the same with those of its parent. Plant the seeds of a rose; as, for example, of the Hybrid Perpetual, La Reine, and of the resulting seedlings: all will probably show traces, more or less, of their origin ; but the greater ^:art will be fai- inferior to the parent. Some will be sin- 77. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893. Boston, J. E. Tilton and company
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