CHAPTER XX 
CuIMBING Roses as VINES 
What climbing roses really require —- Preparing the bed— Planting, 
pruning, and training — Keeping the soil rich—Transplanting and 
propagating — Insect troubles — The worst diseases — Roses for spring, 
summer, and fall— Valuable hybrids — Some tender climbers and how 
to succeed with them. 
Amonc the hosts of roses, are found what are 
probably the showiest and most popular of all 
the summer-flowering climbers. Aside from the 
wide range of bright colours with pleasing fra- 
grance, there is the fact that they are roses. 
There is a subtle charm in that alone, and, 
when the ease of cultivation also is considered, 
it is little wonder that they are so highly esteemed. 
At the same time, it is true, that to hundreds of 
people the great possibilities of these climbing 
roses are unknown. The dwarf kinds are so 
numerous as to supersede the climbers, excepting 
some half dozen that every one seems to know. 
Although easy to grow, it is also true that too 
much care and attention cannot be given to the 
selection of a proper site, and to preparation of 
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