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House & Garden's 



FIFTY GOOD 

 CLIMBING ROSES 



THE notes which follow are compiled from ex- 

 haustive tests covering a period of four years. 

 In considering the results it is well to remember that 

 they«were obtained in the latitude of New York 

 City and would not necessarily apply in all details 

 in other sections and under different conditions. 

 Those roses which are marked "winter kills" were 

 killed back to root by the unusually severe winter of 

 1917-18, a season considerably colder than the aver- 

 age in this region. The varieties noted as being 

 hardy survived that winter and consequently may 

 l>e considered highly cold-resistant. The time of 

 lilooming varies approximately six days for every 

 tifty miles' difference in latitude. Varieties prefixed 

 bv the figure 1 are considered especially good; those 

 marked 2 are the next choices. A wise selection of a 

 dozen or so will result in successive blooms for nearly 

 two months. 



June 



Blooms 

 June 1- 7 1— Miss Helyett—(wich.) Winter kills. Fauque, 1908. Large dou- 

 ble, blush with carmine shading. Strong, good foliage. 

 Long season. Good stems. 

 May Queen— (wich.) Hardy. Conard & Jones, 1899. Deli- 

 cate pink. Foliage good, weak grower. Fascinating color, 

 with crimped petals. 

 Xeigc d'Avrii — (mult.) Hardy. Small pure white flowers, 

 profuse, semi-double. Prominent yellow stamens. Foli- 

 age fair. 

 -14 Ghislainc dc Feligonde— (mult.) Hardy. Turbot, 1916. Prac- 



tically thornless. Bud orange. Flower cream when open, 

 foliage fair. Medium growth, very long season. 

 Purple East— (mult.) Hardy. Paul, 1901. Rosy pink with 

 over color of mauve. Wonderful color in early morning. 

 Semi-double, large, free. Foliage only fair. 

 2— Francois Guillot (wich.) Winter kills. Barbier, 1907. Double 

 white. Free, vigorous. Foliage very good. Shaded yel- 

 low in bud. Long blooming season. 

 June 14-24 Paul's Scarlet Climber— (wich.) Hardy. Paul, 1916. Large, 



vivid scarlet shaded crimson. Fine large foliage. Vigor- 

 ous, unusually fine color that holds well. 

 Silver Moon— (mult.) Winter kills. Henderson, 1910. Very 

 large semi-double, almost 5". Pure white, yellow stamens. 

 Buds tinged yellow, foliage unusually good. Strong, but 

 some vears fails to bloom. 

 1— Christine Wright— (H. P.) Hardy. Hoopes & Thomas, 1913. 

 Rose pink tinged yellow. Good form, fragrant. Good 

 texture. Color lasts, long period of bloom. 

 Zephirin Drouhin — (Hybrid Bourbon.) Hardy. Bizot, 1868. 

 Large single flower, wonderful silvery rose color. Petals 

 wavy. Long season, strong bushy growth. 

 2 — Baroness von Ittersum— (Multitlora.j Hardy. Leenders, 

 1910. Bright red foliage. Fairly free bloomer. Some 

 flowers are lighter. Quite large. 

 .■\ugust Roussel — (Macrophylla.) Hardy. Barbier, 1913. 

 Large flowers, semi-double. Rosy salmon. Good foliage. 

 Shaped like H.T.; like a clear pink form of Dr. Van Fleet. 

 Climbing Lady .Ashtown— (H.T.) Hardy. Bradley, 1909. 

 Free for H.T. Vigorous. Best climbing H.T. Has long 

 spring season and a few autumn flowers. 

 .•\Iberic Barbier— (wich.) Winter kills. Barbier, IQOO. Buds 

 yellow, flowers cream, foliage good. Young shoots 

 bronze. Good color until it fades. 

 I— Paul Noel— (wich.) Hardy. Hanne, 1913. Large double, 

 2"-3". Bud carmine; open, deep salmon, splashed orange. 

 Wonderful color and foliage. Long season. 

 2— Elisa Robichon— (wich.) Hardy. Barbier, 1902. Delicate 

 rose tinged vellow. Free, vigorous. FoHage very good. 

 Chatillon Rambfer— (wich.) Hardy. Nonin, 1913. Pale 

 rose, free, strong, good foliage. Similar in form and habit 

 to Dorothy Perkins but a shade lighter. 

 Gerbe Rose — (wich.) Hardy. Large double. Clear pink, 

 strong, good foliage. 

 1— Gardenia — (wich.) Hardy. Manda, 1899. Bud yellow, 



flower cream. Good foliage, vigorous, free. 

 2 — Renee Danielle — (wich.) Hardy. Guillot, 1913. Deep yel- 

 low in bud, pale yellow open. Very large and double. 

 Small, isolated clusters, ser>- fine foliage. 

 Mme. August Nonin — (wich.) Hardy. Nonin, 1912. Double, 

 mauve-rose. Vigorous, good foliage, lasts well. 

 2— Electra— (multiflora.) Winter kills. Veitch, 1900. Deep sal- 

 mon pink heavily shaded. Foliage good. Color fades 

 but veins become more pronounced. 

 2— Ida Klemm— (mult.) Half winter kills. Walter, 1907. Large 

 double, cream. Fragrant. Good form, fine foliage, long 

 blooming season. 

 2 — Tausendschon — (mult.) Hardy. Schmidt, 1007. Semi-double, 

 bright pink to pure white. Color deepens in dull weather 

 and w'ith age. Foliage fair. 



Blooms 

 June 24-30 Blu-h Rambler— (mult.) Hardy. B. R. Cant, 1903. Clear 



rose, free, good growth. Good, fast color, center turns 

 paler when old. 

 2— KJondyke— (wich.) Winter kills. G. Paul, 19ii. Yellow 



bud, flowers paler. Vigorous, free, foliage good. 

 1— Source d'Or- (wich). Hardy. Turbot, 1912. Buds bright 

 yellow; open, pale yellow, large. Very faintly tinged 

 blush. Vigorous, foliage very good. 

 Sanders' White— (wich.) Hardy. Sanders, 1912. Double, 

 pure white, very free. Long season, glossy foliage, 

 vigorous. 

 2— Dr. F. W. Van Fleet— (wich.) Half winter kills. Henderson, 



1908. Flesh pink. Good form, foliage very good. Vig- 

 orous, fragrant. 



1 — American Pillar — (mult.) Half winter kills. Conard & Jones, 



1909. Rose pink, light centers, good foliage and growth. 

 Flowers freely and regularly. 



1 — Marie Lovett — (wich.) Half winter kills. Large, double, pure 

 white ; fine shape, vigorous. Foliage very good. Fragrant, 

 large, waxy petals prettily curled. Beautiful bud of H.T. 

 shape. 



Debutante— (wich.) Hardy. Walsh, 1901. Soft light pink. 

 Variable. Vigorous, foliage good. Ver\' large clusters. 



Adelaide Moulle — (wich.) Hardy. Barbier, 1902. Coppery 

 salmon, double. Foliage good, strong. Small but pretty 

 flowers in clusters. Fades in bright weather. 

 2 — Evergreen Gem — (wich.) Hardy. Manda, 1899. Cream, 

 free, fragrant. Vigorous, foliage very good. Faint blush 

 center when open. 

 1— Hiawatha— (wich.) Hardy. Walsh, 1904. Single. Rich 

 scarlet, vigorous, free. Foliage good. 



Sicile — (mult.) Hardy. 



Coronation — (wich.) Hardy. Turner, 1012. Vivid crimson- 

 scarlet, lighter stripes. V'ery free. Large strusses. Strong, 

 foliage good. 



Francois Juranville — (wich.) Winter kUls. Barbier, 1906. 

 Salmon, large, double. Foliage good. 



Jean Girin— (wich.j Hardy. Girin, 1010. Salmon, double, 

 free, vigorous, foliage good. 



July 1-7 Sodenia— (wich.) Hardy. Weigand, 1911. Very bright scar- 



let, with lighter edges. Free, strong, good foliage. 

 Ernst Grandpierre— (wich.) Hardy. Weigand, lOOO. Double 

 white, small. Free, vigorous, good foliage. Cleaner white 

 than White Dorothy. 



l_Dorothy Dennison— (wich.) Hardy. Dickson. 1907. Creamy 

 pink. Vigorous, good foliage. Very double. Fast color, 

 deeper in dull weather. Habit like D. Perkins. Synon, 

 Ladv Godiva. 



2— Excelsa— (wich.) Hardy. Walsh, 1909. Crimson. Vigorous, 

 free, good foliage. Brighter than crimson rambler and 

 has decidedly better foliage. 



2— Evangeline— (wich.) Hardy. Walsh, 1907. Single, blush, 

 pretty shape. Free, vigorous, flowers large, color variable. 



l_Dorothy Perkins— (wich.) Hardy. Perkins, IQOl. Rose 

 pink. Double, vigorous, free. Foliage good. 

 White Dorothy— (wich.) Hardy. Paul Cant, 1908. The 

 white counterpart of Dorothy Perkins. 



1— Snowdrift — (wich.) Hardy. 1910. Pure white double flow- 

 ers, large clusters. Very free, vigorous growth. Good 

 foliage. 



July 7-14 1— Gruss an Freundorf— (wich.) Hardy. Praskac, 1913. Deep 

 crimson, light center. Semi-double, vigorous, exception- 

 ally fine color. 

 Leontine Gcrvais— (wich.) Winter kills. Barbier, 1Q03. 

 Nasturtium red, free, good growth, foliage and color. 

 2— Mrs. M. H. Walsh— (wich.) Hardy. Walsh, 1912. Pure 

 white, small, free, vigorous. Foliage good, flowers very 

 evenlv distributed. Grows very tall. 



