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Dingee Hardy CKmbing Roses 



Hardy Climbing Roses have become an absolute neces- 

 sity for beautifying the home, for training over porches, 

 verandas, trellises, and pergolas, and for training of low 

 supports to make the most beautiful flowering hedges. 

 They can also be grown as individual specimen plants, when 

 properly trained, for they can be kept trimmed to any shape. 



In recent years great advance has been made in the 

 development of this class of roses. Today there are climbers 

 that have blooms rivalling the Hybrid Teas, and even hardier 

 than roses of the latter class. However, some of the varie- 

 ties are not as hardy as others, and require some protection 

 in the far" north. These will be indicated in the text. 



Due to the fact that these roses are hardy, and of 

 extremely vigorous growth, sending forth canes more than 

 ten feet long in a single year, they will survive many 

 winters if the proper kind of plants are used. Plant own- 

 root stock — the Dingee kind — for once planted they last. 

 The growth is strong and heavy, and no wild shoots can 

 come up. Dingee Hardy Climbers are unexcelled. The 

 size of the plants we send out is very large, our stock is 

 almost unlimited, and our list includes all the varieties 

 that have shown their worth. 



Climbing American Beauty 



For years rose experts attempted to obtain the most 

 popular of all Roses in climbing form. Their efforts were 

 finally successful by crossing American Beauty, Marion 

 Dingee, and R. Wichuriana, giving us the most beautiful 

 and satisfactory of climbers. The colors of carmine and 

 crimson are those of the bush rose. Exceptionally fine 

 buds, opening into very large flowers of splendid form, 

 borne on long stems, and available for cutting. Vigorous, 

 healthy, leathery foliage, retained usually throughout 

 the season. The blooming season is unusually long for a 

 climbing Rose. Absolutely hardy, it is one of the best 

 roses for pillars, pergolas, for climbing over verandas, or 

 wherever a climber is desired. Its ease of growth make it 

 the amateurs best bet. 



Christine Wright. A cross between Mad. Caroline Test- 

 out and an unknown seedling. Has the constitution of 

 an oak, with thick leathery, dark green foliage, practically 

 immune from insects or disease. Blooms are produced 

 singly and in large clusters, each bloom perfect in form 

 and from 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Color an exquisite 

 shade of bright wild-rose pink. 

 Paul's Carmine Pillar. The flowers are large and very 



showy, of a rich rosy-carmine with white eye. 

 Bess Lovett. Resembles Climbing American Beauty in 

 shape of bloom, but is very much brighter in color and 

 much more fragrant. The flowers are clear bright red, 

 of good size, and of double, full, cupped form, lasting 

 a long time in good condition. Beautiful in bud and 

 bloom and the most fragrant of the Climbing Roses. 

 Mary Wallace. Hardy Climber or pillar rose making a 

 fine, strong self-supporting plant 6 to 8 feet high, with 

 large glossy foliage, blooming with great freedom in 

 spring and bearing a considerable number of fine buds 

 in summer and fall. Flowers very large, usually ex- 

 ceeding 4 inches across; well formed semi-double, of a 

 bright clear rose-pink with salmon base to the petals. 



Prices. Strong, one-year-old plants, on this page except 

 where otherwise noted 30 cts. each, 4 for SI. 00 postpaid; strong, 

 vigorous, two-year-old plants, 85 cts. each, by express; S8.50 per 

 dozen, by express; 95 cts. each, by parcel post prepaid, with soil 

 on roots. 



Jean Girin. (Ward's favorite.) (The ever-blooming 

 Dorothy l^erkins.) — The flowers are similar in form and 

 color to the pink Dorothy Perkins. The chief merit of 

 this rose is that after giving a mass of bloom in June, 

 like the other climbers, it blooms again. This rose was 

 a favorite of the late Admiral Aaron Ward, a noted 

 Rosarian, because of its habit of blooming a second 

 time, which is most unusual in roses of the hardy 

 climbing class. Cut off all of the old June blooms to 

 help the plant produce more flowers during the summer 

 and fall. 



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