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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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A Rose-garden is always more attractive when hedged in by shrubbery, giving it the sense of seclusion 



Roses for trellis and porches is but one of the many uses 

 to which they are well put. There is many a small place 

 where a few dollars spent for light lumber, and a few 

 hours put into the work, would see a neat arch, arbor or 

 pergola completed or well under way. Or second hand 

 gas or water pipe may be used, and with a few new fittings, 

 made into a neat and long lasting support of any form 

 desired. In either case, it will be well worth while to set 

 the bottoms of the supports — wood or iron, as the case 



field, similar to Crimson Rambler, but has some blossoms 

 after the regular season; Crimson Rambler, very vigorous, 

 large clusters of flaring crimson; Dorothy Perkins, one of 

 the best of the Ramblers, beautiful light pink, very fragrant; 

 White Dorothy Perkins, a pure white form of the above; 

 Yellow Rambler, semi-double yellow flowers, very fragrant; 

 Tausendschon, very unique, extra large flowers, opening 

 pink, changing to carmine rose and creamy white, a grand 

 sort; Lady Gay, delicate cerise pink, very vigorous; Hi- 



may be — in concrete, thus protecting the weak point at awatha, large single flowers, carmine, with white center, in 



which they always first give out. Or it may be desirable, 

 especially where there is no cool, shady place in which to 

 sit in Summer, to take a little more pains and go to the 

 trouble of putting up a small open-work arbor, with seats 

 inside — a cool, breezy little Summer house which will much 

 more than repay the slight cost of its erection every season, 

 for years to come. Such a framework makes an ideal 

 support for Climbing Roses, and now that we are getting 



immense sprays, one of the most brilliant of all Roses; De- 

 light, very similar to above, but not so bright. 



NEW CLIMBING ROSES 



Climbing American Beauty, extremely hardy and vigor- 

 ous, flowers of splendid size, color and fragrance, ever 

 blooming; Dr. W. Van Fleet, flowers beautiful pink, very 

 full, 4 inches in diameter, scented, borne on large stiff stems; 

 Christine Wright, immense double flowers of wild rose 



ever blooming Climbers, it may be a bower of delight not pink, very free bloomer, with some flowers throughout en- 

 only in early Summer, but to some extent throughout the tire season, very strong grower; Silver Moon, silvery-white 

 season. Besides these various methods of support espe- flowers, semi-double, striking golden stamens, over 4 inches 

 cially constructed for Climbing Roses, there are in many in diameter, borne on long stems, very free flowering; Wich- 

 cases natural ones, waiting but the planting of the bushes moss, Climbing Moss Rose, attractive, semi-double flowers 



to become spots of glory in the Rose season. Some gate- 

 ways are so designed that Roses could be trained over them 

 as they are; others need but the addition of two uprights 

 and a cross piece at the most. And walls and fences, where 

 the right varieties are selected, offer one of the most satis- 

 factory ways of employing the Trailing Roses. The fol- 

 lowing is a list of the best Climbing Roses: 



RAMBLER ROSES 



Excelsa, extra strong and hardy, extra large flowers and 

 trusses, best of the Crimson Ramblers; Flower of Fair- 



of rosy white, borne in small clusters. 



HARDY TRAILING ROSES 



Gardenia, fragrant yellow flowers, freely borne; Ruby 

 Queen, large double ruby flowers, with white center; Man- 

 da's Triumph, "double memorial," small, pure white flow- 

 ers, very fragrant; Universal Favorite, fragrant, double 

 pink, similar to above; Wichuriana, the old favorite "me- 

 morial," single white flowers, fragrant, very hardy. 



CARE OF CLIMBING ROSES 



The hardy Climbing Roses do not need nearly as severe 



