

THE CONARD 

~PYLE CO. - .fiar Rose Growers + West Grove, Pa. 

Hardy Climbing Roses 
A DIVIDEND-PAYING INVESTMENT 
While Climbers are elastic in their utility, yet better results are obtained by proper selection if a 
“specific use of them is to be made, some being more amenable than others. For instance, Dr. W. Van 
Fleet will not feel happy if too restrained, and Dorothy Perkins will not do its best on a wall. For the 
sake of proper use, Climbing Roses are classified as Climbers, Ramblers, Pillars, Ground-covers. 
Climbers (C) are those vigorous varieties, generally 
with large blooms and massive canes, starting again 
each year along the top of the previous year’s growth 
as if to go up another story. These are specially good 
for tall walls, houses, top of pergolas, summer-houses, 
wide arches, over old trees, as festooned along top of 
porches, or any support that can take care of the 
permanency of wood and annual increase in height or 
length. Trained laterally on fences, they are superb. 
(Examples: Dr. W. Van Fleet; Silver Moon.) Pruning 
of this class is unnecessary beyond removing dead wood 
and surplus growth. 
Ramblers (R) are those of slender, willowy growth, 
blooming in large clusters of small flowers or “‘pom- 
pons,” as typified by Dorothy Perkins or Hiawatha. 
New growth starts each year at the base, seldom going 
higher than one year’s growth. They are the most 
desired for ‘‘fancy’® work and any purpose that one 
year of growth will cover, as balloons, cordons, low 
or high hedges, laterally on wire fences, pylons, twinned 
around the pergola uprights, narrow arches, trellises, 
rope garlands, to cover trunks of high trees, etc. For 
best bloom results and the beauty of the plant, they 
must be renovated each year, the blooming canes being 
* ALBERTINE. C. Midseason. New. I[Ilus- 
trated below. Exceedingly vigorous—an aristocrat 
among climbers. Buds are salmon-orange, with 
gold. The blooms come in bunches of several 
double flowers, often 4 inches across with large 
petals, coppery chamois inside, reverse bright 
salmon, turning to coppery pink; slightly fragrant. 
A notable feature of this Rose is that the glossy 
sreen foliage amply clothes the plant to the base. 
$1 each. 

cut off at the base, and the new growths (from the base) 
trained again on the support. This 1s best done in mid- 
summer, right after the bloom, except that those bearing 
attractive hips are better pruned In winter. 
Pillars (P) are those of robust growth but aspiring 
only to moderate height. ‘These may often be used as 
large shrubs, but are mainly intended to be trained ona 
6 to 8-foot post, or trained like a fanon a fence or on a wide 
trellis to make a screen. Generally speaking, with the 
exception of climbing Hybrid Teas, they should also be 
renovated each year, in the early spring. Several Hybrid 
Perpetuals and Hybrid Rugosas make good pillars. 
Ground-covers (G) are those varieties of various 
types of bloom which can be trained close to the ground 
like English tvy, to cover banks or bare spots. They 
look better thinned out each year. Wichuraiana and 
Max Graf are examples. 
After the name of each variety you will see an initial 
(C, R, P, or G, as above) to indicate the purpose for 
which it 1s best suited. The blooming season—either 
“early,” “‘midseason”’ or “Jate’’ is indicated; each one 
of these seasons being about two weeks apart. Properly 
selected as to season, the Hardy Climbing Roses provide 
six weeks of wonderful joy and beauty. 
% AMERICAN PILLAR. C. Midseason to late. 
Introduced by this firm, and now a world favorite. 
For festivals and late June weddings, this Rose is a 
marvel, for it lasts long when cut. The single 
flowers come tn immense heads of 25 to 40 blooms, 
each head making a perfect bouquet of varying 
shades of charming pink, with a white center to 
each bloom and long golden anthers. The most 
spectacular and most admired Rose of this type. 
| $t each. 
* CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY. C.P. Early. One of the first 
climbers to bloom, and giving an extraordinary amount of large, sweet- 
os sx scented, crimson flowers, fine for cutting. If left on the bush, the petals do. 
> ae not drop but assume an unattractive magenta tint. The foliage is of medium 
size, glossy, handsome, and remarkably free from pests. $1 each. 
* CORONATION. R. Late. A strong grower and perfectly 
hardy, making beautiful sprays of cherry-red or crimson-scarlet 
flowers, with some of the petals daintily marked with white. 
The petals are quilled, giving a soft appearance to the clusters 
which is particularly pleasing. $1 each. 
*DR. W. VAN FLEET. C. The topnotch early 
hardy climber. The color is pure dainty apple-blossom- 
pink, and the buds, with their long mdividual stems, 
. look much like Roses from a greenhouse. Rampantly 
~. vigorous is this climber, quite able to produce each year 
- many canes more than 10 feet long and carrying tough, 





— : ~ rich green foliage to support the abundant showing of ex- 




A thrilling climber 
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Albertine. 
PRICES 
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quisite June flowers, utterly unlike any other known 
hardy climbing Rose. $1 each. 
%* DOROTHY PERKINS. R. Late. Perfectly double, 
clear shell-pink flowers, with attractively crinkled petals. 
This variety is so well known that no further description 
is needed. For best results, prune out old canes at the base 
when bloom is over. Makes an exquisite effect when trained 
to a pillar. See ‘““Ramblers,’”’ above. $1 each. 
(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED), *2-YEAR, FIELD-GROWN, STAR SIZE ROSES, $1 EACH; 
90 cts. each when any 12 or more are ordered; 80 cts. each for any 25 or more $1 kinds. Delivery prepaid 
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