9 o THE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS 



These remarks in favour of the old-fashioned Roses 

 and the species, as untouched by the hybridiser or the 

 seedling raiser, must not be held as expressing deprecia- 

 tion of the graces of the modern flowers of climbing 

 growth. It is to these, indeed, that we largely owe the 

 present popularity of the Rose as a climber, for the 

 popular Crimson Rambler with its glowing flowers has 

 done more to further the growth of climbing Roses 

 than can well be estimated. We cannot have too many 

 of such free-flowering Roses, and the numerous newer 

 introductions of the same character have met with a 

 demand which shows how entirely they meet the tastes 

 of the time. 



Then, where less rampant growth is required, to- 

 gether with larger flow T ers, the climbing Hybrid 

 perpetuals and Teas may well have a fitting place in the 

 garden ; while no one can afford to despise or neglect 

 the Hybrid Teas, a class of the highest worth for the 

 lover of Roses. 



The single Roses, also, are much appreciated for 

 pillars, such as Carmine Pillar or Paul's Single White 

 being of great beauty, though as a rule the best of 

 these single-flowered species have blooms which have 

 but short-lived loveliness. For covering low walls or 

 trellises, or trailing over a small shrub, the pretty Rosa 

 Luciae or wichuraiana, with the hybrids raised from it, 

 ought to be cultivated. The small flowers are plenti- 

 fully produced, and the species itself has beautiful 

 glossy foliage, not shown of equal beauty, however, by all 

 its progeny. It would take too much space to detail the 

 Roses, but a selection of climbing species and varieties 

 appears in the tables at the end of the work, and many 

 more may be found in the catalogues of the leading 

 Rose growers, whose lists are well worth studying by 

 all intending purchasers. 



The cultivation of the Rose as a climber in the open 



