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manner, and as soon as they reach some object 
above them, start to grow out individually in 
different directions? 
Although the plants that clamber along by 
means of their long, straggling shoots have no 
real climbing organs, man has made them climb 
to such an extent that they are generally classed 
as vines. ‘The climbing roses, which belong to 
this class, are aided by the fact that their briars 
are invariably hooked downward. ‘These plants, 
on account of their long, weak growth, can easily 
be trained to a trellis or other support, or, if 
let run wild over a rough stone wall or something 
where they can make headway with their long, 
wiry shoots, they will look quite well. 
