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* For newer friends who may not have seen it, here is a classic for rose addicts:
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HOW TO COUNT ROSES -- Kim_SC at GardenWeb
1. Mini roses donâÂÂt count.
2. Floribundas, because they are not full-fledged hybrid teas, count as half.
3. Shrubs, Climbers, Ramblers, Old Garden Roses, etc. donâÂÂt count because they can be considered "landscaping."
4. Roses not planted, or in pots, donâÂÂt count. (See the "Territory" Clause).
5. Roses that were discounted count as half.
6. Roses received as gifts donâÂÂt count.
7. Odd numbers must always be rounded offâ¦if youâÂÂre out of room, round the number down. For every one-hundred, divide by two. This is known as a "stock split."
8. Roses whose names you donâÂÂt know or canâÂÂt remember obviously donâÂÂt count.
9. Roses that are on Shovel Prune Watch donâÂÂt count; the roses that replace them also donâÂÂt count as they cancel each other out.
Duplicate/multiples count as one as they are considered a set.
Roses that are not planted in a bed donâÂÂt count. (See the "Landscaping" Addendum).
Bare roots donâÂÂt count because they are dormant when they arrive; once you plant them and they start to bud outâ¦well, youâÂÂve already done your count, so you will just have to wait until next season, by which time youâÂÂll be sure you already counted them.
Mislabeled roses donâÂÂt count because you probably already have one of them somewhere, which has already been counted onceâ¦probably.
Anything less than Grade 1 counts only a fraction, and since fractions are not whole numbers they can be rounded off (remember the rounding off rule).
Roses that you think you might give away can be excluded from the countâ¦makes it easier to part with them; if, by some chance you wind up keeping them, wellâ¦oh well.
Hybrid teas that get huge and wind up taking more than one space should be counted twice, but remember the duplicate rule.
Now ⦠if, after counting, you have under a hundred roses, you must immediately place some orders, and they donâÂÂt count because theyâÂÂre in transit and therefore not in the ground.
Roses ordered on a whim really donâÂÂt count because they were never on a list. (This is known as the list rule: If itâÂÂs not on a list, it doesnâÂÂt exist ⦠most likely).
If you cut many roses and give them away, this is considered Charity, and everyone knows that you get special allowances for Charity, which brings us toâ¦
Tax Deductions⦠(See Claiming Roses as Dependants).
See? You really didnâÂÂt have as many as you thought you did ⦠time to go order some more.
karl_bapst_rosenut
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