CLIMBERS 



MADAME ALFRED CARRIERS (Hybrid Noisette). 

 Schwartz; 1879. Pure white, very free; a good 

 pillar rose. 



W.A.RICHARDSON (Noisette). Ducher;1878. Very 

 deep orange-yellow; small, very showy and distinct. 



SHOWER OF GOLD. Hybrid Wichuraiana. Paul 

 and Son; 1910. Light cream to pale yellow; spring 

 only; foliage fair. 



In addition to these there are quite a number of 

 Climbing Teas and Noisettes. 



PLANTING CLIMBERS 



In planting climbers the bed should be prepared 

 in exactly the same way as for an ordinary bed, 

 excepting that it should be much smaller, but the 

 roots of the climbers will naturally take up more 

 space underground than the roots of the dwarf 

 bushes, and climbers should have a bed of some 

 extent. This is particularly necessary for the Hybrid 

 Tea Climbers; Wichuraianas are so hardy that they 

 will do very well if given even a fair start. The 

 bed should be made of the same depth and drained 

 as the average rose bed noted under "Preparation." 

 For each plant the bed should be about two feet 

 wide and not less than four feet in length. 



In planting climbers, especially the Hybrid Teas, 



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