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Angelgrove
Seeds
- This Newfoundland company offers rose seeds
as well as an extensive list of tree seeds
Growing Roses From
Seed - From the ARS site a handy feature on this aspect of rose growing
and a primer on how to go about it.
Gyrosak-Air Layering
- Air
layering is an old method used to clone roses. This Irish site has lots of info
on the subject and a device that simplifies the process.
Henry Kuska's
Homepage - If you're into rose hybridization here's a site you must
visit. Pictures and descriptions of some of Henry's crosses, links to other
amateur hybridizer sites and information on plant tissue culturing.
Home Tissue
Culture - For those going down the road of plant tissue culture here's
a site that offers an at-home kit for carrying out your efforts at home or in
the classroom.
Hybridizer's
Tips - If you love the challenge of breeding your own roses, here's a
site to give you a lot of info.
Hybridizing in
Pennsylvannia - If you are into rose hybridizing you'll find a kindred
spirit here. A very interesting site with pictures of some of the results from
this amateur's efforts.
Lougheed
Hybrid Roses - A successful exhibitor and judge and now a promising
hybridizer, this Canadian rosarian does it all. Site has lots of pictures of his
own hybridizing efforts.
Old Garden Roses &
Beyond - Best of the Net Some great pictures of Paul's own
hybridization efforts as well as a collection from his garden.
Plant Data Base
Organizer - This Australia site offers a neat data base program to keep
track of your growing number of roses and new seedlings if you
hybridize.
Propagating Old Roses
- A lengthy list of
subject material to help you in your propagating efforts.
Robbie's
Seedlings - Robbie Tucker is not only involved with miniature roses,
he's an active hybridizer as well. Have a look at some of his very promising
efforts.
Rose
Anatomy - Are you often stuck about the terminology used to describe
your roses? Here's a site to explain the makeup of your plant.
Rose Grafting
Tips - From Malcolm Manner's site, an illustrated guide to take the
mystery out of grafting roses.
Rose Hybridizers
Assoc. - Have a hankering to try and create your own rose? This 400
strong group of enthusiasts may be just the place for you to garner information.
Membership application form available on the page.
Rose
Propagation - A feature by the garden writer for the Detroit Free Press
on propagation of roses from cuttings.
Rose Rage
- Lots
of good advise on rose exhibiting can be found here along with some interesting
material for the amateur rose hybridizer.
Roses from
Cuttings - Some practical tips with illustrations from Hortus on
rooting rose cuttings.
Rooting Rose
Cuttings - Malcolm Manners of Florida Southern College, reports on
experiments with hormone powders on cuttings, including the use of the oldie
Willow Water.
Rose Breeding and
Genetics - From Texas A & M University, a most informative site on
rose genetic research that is being carried out there.
Rose
Hybridizing - hybridizing.
Rose Propagation
Exchange - From the Gardenweb, a great forum for exchanging and
searching for rose seeds, cuttings etc.
Rose Royce
- The web
site of Bob and Joyce Fleming, two ardent horticulturalists and rosarians, in
Ontario's Niagara Penninsula. Joyce also hybridizes roses and has a lengthy and
interesting list of her efforts. - Rugosas From
Seed This lady in Astoria, N.Y., has some helpful hints on harvesting
and growing the rose hips forming in your fall garden.
Stent-Clips
- From
Holland, a development that may be of interest to those who graft
roses.
Stenting
Roses - From Hortus, description of an interesting process of rooting
an understock cutting with a grafted variety-in a single operation.
The Garden
Doctor - John Starnes ambitious site for all you amateur hybridizers.
He offers a budwood and pollen exchange for all who are interested. A great
idea.
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