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Roses cutting or grafting

Hi
   In Australia roses are grafted for a number of reasons, firstly I have
yet to see a decent rose grown from a cutting, they take for ever to grow
into a decent bush.

   We have two types of root stock Fortuniana for the sandy soils on the
west coast and Briar for the heavy soils on the east coast, briar doesnt
grow very well in sandy soils or visa versa, so from that alone, the growth
is controlled by the roots.

  Even grown from seed ( for new varieties) would need to be grafted on to
some type of root stock.

  I have been a contract Rose prunner for over 30 years and the top stock
needs the root stock to throw water shoots to be able to prune correctly to
keep the bush young and growing to flower properly. There is nothing worse
than an old bush with old thick useless wood.
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