THE CONARq & JONES CO. • West Grove, Pennsylvania 



TEN WAYS TO USE HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 



To be told that there are Roses for practically every place and purpose will be joyful news to many, who know of Roses 

 only in garden beds and perhaps in some favored corners around a house. Until the modern hardy climbing Roses were 

 introduced, the uses of Roses were limited indeed, but anyone who has a piece of ground 

 that gets sunshine at least five hours a day can now have Roses if he really wishes them — and 

 most people do. You may not have space enough for a Rose-bed, but this need not deter 

 you, for Roses can be grown to perfection on porches, arches, fences, tree stumps, clothes-poles, 

 and garages, also on trellises, banks, and terraces. 



Where a bush Rose produces ten blooms^ each hardy climber produces hwidreds and from a single bush, at $i 

 each, like Dr. W. Van Fleet (shown in color on other side), when the plants become established you 

 can cut Inoidreds of perfect, large, long-stemmed blooms every year, that city folks are glad to get for $3 to I4 

 per dozen. These large-flowered hardy climbers make canes 10 to 15 feet long in a season, and bloom the second 

 season after planting. Plant now, for waiting a season means losing a season. 



Since the introduction of Crimson Rambler, Rose hybridizers have been steadily working to produce other 

 colors, so that in this hardy climbing class we have Roses in shades of red, pink, yellow, and pure snowy white, 

 which give ample opportunity to the buyer of Roses to arrange effective displays of color, wherever he has room 

 for some of these free flowering beauties. There are many uses for these Roses that may not have occurred to 

 you, and we mention below some of the ways we have seen them grov/n, with beautiful effect. Possibly these 

 ideas may suggest others to you in case those we mention do not meet the requirements of your place. 

 For a Trellis ^°^ may have room around your house or on your porch, or probably you have room some- 



where on your lawn, preferably near your neighbor's line, where a trellis could easily be erected 



on which one or two climbers could be grown, according to the space you give — one for every 5 feet of trellis 

 would be enough. One foot apart for the crosspieces in the trellis is all right, so you can lace the branches of the 

 Roses in and out as they grow and no other support will be needed. If wood is not easily procured, the cross- 

 pieces may be made of heavy wire, with excellent results. 



If your garden is in an open place where it is swept by winds it should have a 

 what could be more effective, especially around a Rose-garden, than a row of hardy 

 climbing Roses. Unsightly buildings can be screened from view in a short time by 

 using some strong-growing varieties, such as American Pillar or Dorothy Perkins. 

 ArchwaVS ^^^^ below.) When considering archways, do not stop at the entrance to 



'lindbreak of some sort, and 



your home, for several can be used with splendid effect along garden walks. 



Other places for arches would be at entrance to your vegetable-garden or chicken-yard, 



or one might be placed over the path running to your back entrance. You probably will 



think of other appropriate places. 

 PeraolaS •^ pergola is like an open tunnel made by a series of connected arches and is 

 — '- built to cover a walk or a pathway. They are often made wide enough to ac- 

 commodate a long garden seat or a few chairs. 

 Rose Arbors. ^"^ arbor can easily be erected, and the only top necessary will be a few 

 ' wires strung across on which the Roses can be trained. They will very 



soon make a roof, if the branches are laced among each other as they grow. 

 Pillar Roses. ^^'® ^® ^ beautiful way to grow the hardy climbers, and for decorating a 

 ^ lawn a great many can be used this way. All you need is a log of chestnut, 



cypress, or locust wood, about 5 inches or less in diameter and 6 to 8 feet high, to which the 



main branches of the Rose can be attached, leaving 



smaller branches and bloom stalks free. When in bloom 



3'ou have an exquisite pillar of Roses. Some of our 



customers have grown Roses on their clothes-posts, 



which is an excellent idea, as it makes these posts servfe 



two good purposes instead of only one, besides the idea 



of their being clothes-posts is taken away and you have 



pillars of Roses instead. Try it. (See cutlW?".) j 



For Stumps, Around Sun-diajsorOveir 



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around sun-dials and are fine for cove; 



s^tAtt ^J^ 



ing rockeries and tree stumps for they are generally in 

 the open where they get plenty of sunshine. Trl- 

 Dorothy Perkins and Excelsa for the above purposes. 



On Line- Fences or Boundaries, instead 



—^—^^^—^-^—^—^—^~^—^-^^— of hav- 

 ing bare, uninviting fences about your plxe, try 

 planting a climbing Rose at each fence-post and train- 

 ing it in the shape of a T, by spreading the oranches 

 out on either side as they grow. Beautify y:ur fences 

 — ^your neighbors will probably follow youi example 

 and you will make your entire neighbo'hood cele- 

 brated for its Roses. 



Creeping or Memorial Roses. ^'^^ ^^"^ 



— .5ame class 



as the hardy climbers, only they creep along the 

 ground instead of growing upright. They are used for 

 holding embankments, draping over retaining walls and 

 planting on graves. You will find a mine of information 

 regarding these and every class of Roses, bush and 

 climbing, in our $1.25 book, "How to Grow Roses." 

 (See other side). 



American Pillar. Magnificent Every Way 



8 OF THE FINEST 



Hardy Climbing Roses in Existence 



* American Pillar (lut) 



Introduced by the Conard & Jones Co. 



"Most Popular Climbing Rose in Existence." So decided by a 



vote of The National Rose Society of England, 1918 



If ever there was a rose constituted to stand trj'ing 

 conditions of our American climate, we have it in this 

 unique, hardy, free-blooming climber. It will thrive in poor soil as well as in rich, 

 and insists on growing vigorously'. Has stout, thick, curving branches, rather thorny, 

 but furnished with an abundance of glossy dark green leaves. Each stem has 9 

 leaflets instead of the usual 7 or 5, a kind of double supply, which gives the bush 

 a very rich effect. It is one of the first to start growth in the early spring, and here 

 holds its leaves of lively green till far past Thanksgiving Day, and it is seldom 

 troubled with insects. It begins blooming here early in June. Large single flowers 

 of rich, rosy pink approaching brilliant carmine, just a glint of white in the center, 

 and long stamens of beautiful golden yellow. The blossoms — four to six layers 

 deep — are arranged in large-flowered clusters all over the plant. We estimated 

 "teruiriiiy not ieSa~rn5Tr3A'00 iTowers on o"he young ousii. t\ trernenaous grower. 



with its thick vigorous canes, it is without doubt one of the most valuable single 

 climbing Roses in existence and is unsurpassed for planting singly or as a hedge. 

 In the autumn it is again a brilliant show of color with its pretty clusters of bright 

 red seed-hips which remain on the bush until well into winter. "American Pillar" 

 is truly an ornamental and satisfactory addition to any lawn. Prices, i-yr. size, 

 35 cts., postpaid; *2-yr., field-gro\yn. Star size, $i; -^Extra size, $1.25. ^Speci- 

 men plants, $2 D. {See quantity prices below.) 



^See illustration\ 

 in circle above / 



Almost Thornless. Suitable for Pillars and Arbors 



FOR HEDGE PURPOSES (' 



American Pillar makes strong canes that grow upright several feet before 

 bending over, therefore a magnificent hedge can be made with this variety with- 

 out the necessity of providing a support. 



In June the entire hedge becomes covered from base to tip with the exquisite; 

 delicately fragrant blossoms, entrancingly beautiful. 



■"^a^THOUSAND BEAUTIES (Tausendschbn). Imagine a luxuriant climb- 

 ing Rose literally covered with thousands of bright blossoms, borne in clusters 

 - and quite double. Colors of every imaginable shade, from white to deep pink. 

 A hardy vigorous grower with few thorns and handsome foliage. {See prices 

 below.) 



^^DOROTHY PERKINS. Grows 10 to 15 feet in a season. Flowers are perfectly 

 double, with petals crinkled, and color is a clear shell-pink; borne in immense 



clusters that cover the bush for several weeks 

 in the spring. See prices below. 



ifRED DOROTHY PERKINS (Excelsa). The 

 color is an intense, clear carmine-lake, a rich 

 contrast to Pink Dorothy Perkins. Flowers 

 are large and double, produced thirty to forty 

 on a stem, and almost every eye on a shoot 

 produces a cluster of bright blossoms. See 

 prices below. 



-^WHJTE DOROTHY. A pure white sport of the 

 well-known Dorothy Perkins, of same habit of 

 growth and freedom of flowering. A splendid 

 companion for the pink variety, as it flowers 

 at the same time. See prices below. 



*AVIATEUR BLERIOT. Makes clusters of per- 

 fectly double, medium-sized, fragr? t blooms 

 of rich, deep saffron-yellow, deepening in the 

 center to copper or golden yellow. Foliage is 

 so shiny it seems glazed and is insect- and dis- 

 ease-proof. See prices below. 



^CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY. A cross 

 between "American Beauty" and an unnamed 

 seedling. Color rosy-crimson, somewhat like 

 its pollen parent, the American Beauty, and 

 with the same exquisite fragrance, a quality 

 rarely found in climbing Ptoses. Of strong 

 habit of growth. Will thrive and bloom in al- 

 most any situation where a climbing or pillar 

 Rose is desired. Flowers 3 to 4 inches in dia- 

 meter, finely formed on long stems, are pro- 

 duced in great profusion. See prices below. 



*DR. W. VAN FLEET. See this in color on other 

 side. .. 



DD I/^ 17 C FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE CLIMBING 

 JrixlV./lliO ROSES (unless otherwise noted 1 



If one man and his wife elect to create and maintain a !^ose garden such as this for their family and friends, why should others not 



follow their good example? Your own public park could double and treble its present popularity by growing Roses. We can prove it 



by those who have tried. If you wish more information, write us about this. 



,iAN -/ im. 



Plant a Hedge of Roses 



Each 



10 for 



25 for 



l-Yr. Size, Postpaid . . 



$0.35 



$3.00 



$7.00 



•2-YR FiEtD-GROWN STAR SIZE 



1.00 D 



8.00 n 17.500 



-A-Field-grown, Extra Size 



1.2s n lo.oon 1 22.50 



DThis sign indicates delivery not prepaid 



