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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