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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



December 20^ lOOO. 



A Specimen of Rosa Multiflora Japonica upon Side of House, in Full Flower. 



It is seen that tlicie is a large part 

 of the intercontiiiuiital rc^non of our 

 country where the cliiiiljiiij,' honeysuck- 

 les are not able to stand the severe cli- 

 mate, and here again tlioiii,'ht should be 

 turned to the question of supplying the 

 much-needed honcvsuiUlcs for the 

 homes in the niiddir slates and the far 

 west. 



The Climbing Roses. 

 Little need be said by way of intro- 

 duction to the "queen of flowers." Roses 

 are always popular, and it is a pleas- 

 ant fact that some of tlicm are genuine 

 climbers. Van Dyke, in his artistic in- 

 troduction to nature, writes that "The 

 wild rose — the pomninn wild rose — 

 growing along the woodland road un- 

 seen by the farmer's boy and the sum- 

 mer tourist [there are exceptions in the 



case of the former], is a vision of love- 

 liness, beyond all descriptions. How 

 many times it has led poets to prove 

 the poverty of language! With the dew 

 upon it in the early morning, it is the 

 fairest, purest growth in all the floral 

 world." Of the native species, the lead- 

 ing one of the elirabing type is the prai- 

 rie rose (Rosa Setigera Michx.), found 

 generally in the central or prairie re- 

 gion of our country. Krom it have 

 sprung some of the choicest of climbing 

 roses as the "Baltimore Belle," "Prairie 

 Belle," "Queen of the Prairie." and la- 

 ter the "Crimson Rambler." They grow 

 rapidly, will reach to great height, prop 

 agate freely, present a satisfactory fo- 

 liage, and when in bloom the attractive- 

 ness of the vines is complete. In the 

 plate is shown a specimen of Rosa mul- 

 tiflora .Taponica in full bloom, trained 



upon a wire netting along the side of 

 the house. 



And yet roses are not at home in all 

 pirts of the country. In reply to the 

 iiuery, "Do climbing roses prove of 

 \ line for piazza screens?" there is a 

 \o" for such states as Vermont, North 

 Dakota and Wyoming. They need to 

 be covered in Colorado, Minnesota and 

 \\ isconsin. Of the latter region. Pro- 

 fessor Goflf writes: "Last winter des- 

 (loyed nearly all roses, except the Rus- 

 sian Rosa rugosa Thunb." A climber 

 with the rugosa blood introduced into 

 It may bring a hardiness of great value. 

 In Washington, Professor Balmer 

 wutes that climbing roses upon the west 

 side of the Cascade Range "grow to the 

 tops of two-story houses, and all other 

 lo-es are a great success in that moist 

 climate, while upon the cast side they 

 do not thrive. # ♦ ♦ ^]] freeze 

 within a foot of the groimd * • • 

 owing to the unripe condition of the 

 wood. * * * It is a case of too 

 -hort a season." 



Tor the far south and Pacific coast 

 the roses are among the most success- 

 ful of climbers. In a recent talk with 

 1 Floridian, it was gathered that the 

 Mareehal Neil, when liudded upon the 

 Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata Michx.), 

 climbs vigorously and blooms almost 

 constantly. Professor Rolfe writes for 

 the same state that "the ilarechal Neil 

 (loos so well and is so beautiful that it 

 has no rivals." Of the extent to which 

 climbing roses are used in California 

 many are familiar, for they reach to 

 the tops of the houses and bloom per- 

 petually in many of the most congenial 

 regions of that wonderfully diversified 

 stite. 



In New .Jersey there need be no lack 

 of climbing rnsp=. and when trained 

 with hnneysuekle and clematis, they 

 <_'i\e a satisfaefnrv efTert tn the porch 

 throughout the whole growing season. 

 Think of a Crimson Rambler, as it may 

 be easily produced alongside of almost 

 any piazza. For the less favored re- 

 gions combinations of blood might be 

 made between hardy and other sorts re- 

 sulting in the production of highly- 

 prized hybrids. 



The Pipe Vine. 

 The genus Aristolochia contains a 

 considerable niinibcr of vines of inter- 

 est. They are often called "Dutchman's 

 pipes." because of the long flowers that 

 are curiously bent into a form simulat- 

 ing that of a smoker's pipe. Several 

 species aie ■ nil i\ i). il. among the fore- 

 most liiliij \ii i.l"iliia macrophylla 

 Lam.. (1 ill' In ' :r;ncd Pipewort, as 

 the nanir in-lnji^-. This is a twining 

 vine with Iohl', slender, green branches, 

 bearing great heart-shaped leaves, sug- 

 gestive of tropical hixurianee affording 

 a dense shade, and when properly 

 trained upon the piazza is remarkably 

 attractive and satisfactory. This spe- 

 cies is native to the rich woods through- 

 out the eastern central portion of the 

 United States, and is worthy of much 

 consideration for exterior house adorn- 

 ment. 



In Vermont flie Pipewort i= one of 

 the best climbers (WauL'h). For Mis- 

 souri, "where, on account of the long, 

 hot summer, people live on their 

 porches durin? a larsre part of the vear, 

 vines are annreciated more than almost 

 any other plant as house covers. * * 

 Amonff the best for this purpose is 

 -Aristolochia macrophvlla Lam., which 

 likes a north front, and Aristolochia to- 

 mentosa Rims., which is native to our 



