IV 



CLIMBERS 



UNFORTUNATELY there is- not at this time any hardy 

 climbing rose which blooms through spring, summer 

 and autumn with great reliability. The so-called 

 hardy ever-blooming climbers have been tested with- 

 out success. The ones which are absolutely hardy 

 bloom mainly in the spring, and those which bloom 

 throughout the season need the most careful pro- 

 tection hi the Middle Atlantic States. 



In the lists which follow only the most dependable 

 varieties of climbers are included. 



To make the subject as clear as possible, the var- 

 ious climbers are divided into two classes; this is an 

 arbitrary division and not at all in accordance with 

 the ordinary manner of classification. 



In the first division are included Climbing Hybrid 

 Teas and some other climbers whose blooms have 

 the general shape and size of the Hybrid Tea rose. 

 Hybrid Tea climbers are mostly, as has been ex- 

 plained heretofore, sports from Hybrid Tea roses. 

 They do not bloom as profusely as the Hybrid Teas, 

 nor as constantly. They may be depended upon to 

 give some blooms ha the spring, and a few other 

 blooms mainly in the autumn, although these are so 



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