I am a total rose newbie, gardening newbie in general actually, but so far, it's been my experience than roses are nearly indestructible. I had one species rose with roots last year that I THOUGHT died, but I found it last week growing in my compost pile. That thing was withered and brown and dry, I just new it was dead. Nay not so.

I would give them a while. After my experience, I think I would wait a year before giving up! If you have a space for it in a container, I'd keep it there and maybe if it started getting soggy/degraded, then I might give up, but as long as the roots felt alive, I'd assume there's a chance.

Larry, when you say that your roses have "green on" the canes, do you mean new growth?
Because you should NOT have that on your bare roots.

Or, do you mean the color of the canes themselves?
Because not all canes are green. They might be brown, and be perfectly healthy.

Give your newly-arrived roses some time.
I know I am far away, but I suspect your roses are just dormant.
And that's as it should be.
Give them some time to prove that they can break dormancy and start to grow.

And if you're really concerned about them, I strongly suggest that you contact
the vendor they came from.

Jeri

Green Cain's, some brown and some dead black, all on the same cain and very short. Some of the roses are all brown cains with some black at the ends. No wax on them, but the roots did look good to me.
I plan on giving them time, I was just wondering how long, since I have never ordered bare root before. I have only planted pot grown and body bag roses in the past.
thanks