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denied her great beauty or reliability? But who- 

 ever dreamed that some day we should have a 

 climbing form of this remarkable rose^^ But we 

 have, you know, and it grows nearly six feet tall 

 under generous culture. 



^ I recognized this fac5l fully when I saw the climb- 

 ing Frau Karl Druschki deeply bordered with the 

 remarkable iris, Pallida Dalmatica. 

 ^ These climbing Druschkis were planted as a bor- 

 der on the outside of a trellis enclosing a formal rose 

 garden. A few ^eps led up to this garden with the 

 rose and iris border on the outside which mu^ have 

 been nearly three feet above the other garden level. 

 Naturally this was a very beautiful effecft when 

 abloom as I saw it. The long Druschki canes were 

 well tied into the white trellis — yes, they were quite 

 flat — which made the laterals, laden with the gor- 

 geous buds and opening blooms, seem rampant. 

 There were a great many Climbing Druschkis; they 

 completely surrounded the enclosed rose garden, 

 except where the gates gave entrance to the main 

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^The iris border was at lea^ fifteen inches deep, 



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