. with two, three or more eyes or buds, and place in sand until roots are formed on this branch. It is then planted in pots and grown until they attain the size desired. These plants have to be shifted fre- quently into larger pots. This method of growing Roses in this country is very much more expensive than producing the budded plants, but these own root plants are worth many times more than the budded ones, on account of their lasting qualities. A budded plant has a very weak top or branch, the wild root is the only strong part about it, and as a result the top soon dies and the roots put f
. with two, three or more eyes or buds, and place in sand until roots are formed on this branch. It is then planted in pots and grown until they attain the size desired. These plants have to be shifted fre- quently into larger pots. This method of growing Roses in this country is very much more expensive than producing the budded plants, but these own root plants are worth many times more than the budded ones, on account of their lasting qualities. A budded plant has a very weak top or branch, the wild root is the only strong part about it, and as a result the top soon dies and the roots put forth strong shoots, which are neither useful nor ornamen- tal, as they produce no bloom and foliage is unsight- ly. An own root plant after once established is everlasting, as, if the top should be killed, it comes up from the roots stronger than before and of the, same variety as the original. Buying cheap plants to save money is like stopping a clock to save time. Don't be induced to buy budded or grafted Roses, no matter how cheap, but start right with these own root plants that have given so much satisfaction for over 60 years. These are the kind found so often in the old garden of our grandparents and many still growing there today attesting to the sterling quali- ies of this own root stock. Buy Direct from the Grower In purchasing direct from the grower you save the middleman's profit and secure the best. We are not jobbers but maintain thousands of square feet of ground under glass in order to produce the stock we sell, and grow them in as natural a way as it is possible to do. These are not the cheap department store or nurseryman's roses which are usually secured from Holland and budded stock, and nine times out of ten 5'ou do not know what kind you are getting, whether a common climber or a bush rose, as the im- porter receives no guarantee from the grower and they in turn cannot give you any. So when buying roses purchase them from a reliable firm, one who has made a
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