GARDENS OF ROSES 



long time they hold their freshness, although the plant 

 belongs in no sense to the ever-blooming class. 



Lady Gay also commands attention as a climbing 

 wichuraiana hybrid, since it is one of the most exquisite 

 that can grace a garden. Baltimore belle is another 

 beautiful hardy climber, its pale blush roses occurring 

 in clusters. 



Perhaps the most remarkable of the climbing 

 roses are those among the teas and the hybrid teas. 

 In one garden last summer, I saw a climbing La France 

 and a companion vine called Mrs. Robert Perry. 

 The former appeared in every way like the La France 

 roses in the garden beds, except that it wound and 

 rewound itself about a pillar erected for its support. 

 Truly it was a lovely sight. No less fine was the Mrs. 

 Robert Perry, planted in an opposite, although identical 

 position. Its bloom was white, long, deep, and double, 

 and gave more the impression of a rose that had been 

 forced for winter bloom than merely of a climber 

 leaning toward the summer sunshine. Both of these 

 climbers are reputed to be strong and quick of growth. 



A climbing ever-blooming Killarney is of recent 

 introduction and is identical with the parent variety 

 apart from its habit of climbing. 



Of course, the climbing Clotilde Soupert is one of 

 the best ever-blooming rose vines to plant in places 

 where weather conditions are problematic. Besides 

 its ineffable charm, it is renownedly hardy. The 

 Empress of China, the so-called apple blossom rose, 

 on account of its color, will also flourish where many 

 other hardy climbers have failed utterly. 



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