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RURALISMS 
The Best Climbing Roses ' 
Will yon giv(‘ me name.s of two or tlireo 
of the best hardy elimbiiig roses (outside 
of (’rimsoii I’amhler and Dorothy ]‘er- 
kiiis) that have healthy foliag*'? If there 
i.s only one eliinhing rose that is pei feet in 
foliage, (lower and hardy. I would rather 
hav»' all of that one varitdy than more 
varieties that are h'ss hardy and healthy 
and without perfect foliage. P. o. f. 
New Madison, (). 
After many y<“ars’ t<‘st we si ill eon- 
sidi'r Dr. \'an l-'h'et the tiiiesf of all 
hardy climbing roses. Its liiin, large, 
glossy h'avc's. and loiig-slcmnu'd, heanti- 
fnlly liiiislied shell-])ink flowers, suggest 
a greenhouse Tea, rather than a hardy 
cliinhi'r. If we had only one cdiinhing 
rose, this would he* onr seleetion. A wor¬ 
thy companion to it is i^ilvcr Moon, with 
large, showy, seini-donhie white flow(*rs. 
having cons]»icnons golihm .stanu'iis. The 
leaves are large, deej) green and glossy, 
tin' growth vigorous. Although its strik¬ 
ing beauty is (hnived from the Southern 
('herf»ke(‘ rose, .Silver Moon is very hardy. 
Another vigorous climher wilh line foliage 
is American IMlIar, which has large sin¬ 
gle llowers of blight cerise, shading to 
white at (he hasi* of the jietals, with 
showy g<dd(‘n staimnis 'I'ln* llowers are 
jintdnci'd in clnster.s, and are very strik¬ 
ing; Aimnican gardiniers hardly appre¬ 
ciate the beauty of single roses, and 
American I’illar is not so freely planted- 
as it deserves. Another rose with very 
guild foliage is Itnliy t^neen, with bright 
cerise flowers, larger than the Kamhler 
tyite, vm-y fi i‘<‘l.\- jirodneed ; it is a ram¬ 
pant growi'r, hard to kee]) in hounds. 
'I'liesi' four v:M'i<‘tn*s should he in every 
colleetion. 'ransendschoii, wilh its eiior- 
inoiis ]irofnsion of long-lasting jiink llow- 
ei-s. that gradually shaih' to white, has 
good foliage, and is very hardy ; it.s habit 
of growlli inak<‘s it v<‘ry desirable as a 
pillar rose. Kiihin is an attractive crim¬ 
son cliinhiiig rose that got'S well wilh 
Tansf'iidschon. All the above varieties 
have Ix-lter foliage than the Rambler type, 
hut there is a jdaee for all, unless garden 
siiaee is liiniled. If we were conlined to 
two climhing roses, onr choice would he 
Dr. \'an Fleet and Silver Moon, hut 
there are also soim* mei-itorions lu'w sorts 
which w<* have not yet fully testiul. 
Early Asters 
Would it he inissihle to set -Vster iilants 
outside in .\pril and have lilooms by Dee- 
oration Day V M hat kind would yon ad¬ 
vise? .1.1!. 
Aster jdants started (dglit to 10 weeks 
before setting out. and well hardened to 
withstand chilly nights, might lie set out 
in Ajiril, hut we doubt (heir being in llow- 
cr in your locality by May .‘>0. 'riu-n' is 
po much other outdoor stock at tlnit time 
that then- s(‘ems no reason to grow asters. 
Raeonies tire always in immense stipply, 
Viirions Sj»ir:u“;is. and otln-r ht-rliiiceons 
fiowt-rs are pleiitil’nl. 'ria* dc'iinuid for 
iisters. begins in .Inly, iiml continues ni> 
to frost. If outdoor llowers jire wanted 
for Decoration Day. we strongly iidvi.se 
piieonies :ind olhi-i- Imi'dy stnil. Among 
eiirly iistt-rs for conum-rcial and giirden 
use (}ne(‘n of Iht* M;irk(‘t i.s a .stamhird, 
which may lx- secured in si'veriil eolor.s. 
Grape Notes from Missouri 
Fifkcts of I'oi.i.vcf Tx.tituy. —The 
leaf-rolh“r w:is singnliirly desli-nctive to 
the h-aves the inist sciison. I have never 
known its ravjigi's to lx* so <-oiiiplete and 
so injurious to the fruit (hat ripened 
late. Heretofore I have not found it 
neeessiiry to spray for this insi-ct. hut the 
(hinmge of the past year will jn-ove iin 
effective reinimh-r th:it it will ri'iinire ii 
.speciiil iipplication. Fi-rn, (Iix'the and 
Carnmn, all among the hitest, were so de¬ 
foliated tlmt there was not leaf surface 
enough to iiroduei* tin- chemiciil action <*s- 
sentiiil to fruit ri|X‘iiiiig, and c<nise(inenlly 
much of (heir crop m*ver matured it ml 
wa.s worthh-ss. 'I'he ditL-rc-iu-e ot tasit- 
that leaf-rolh-r disidays-for diflVrent v;iri- 
eties is of grmit interest, and no doubt its 
solution can he found in jdaiit physiology. 
It is a notable instance when one row of 
vine.s is defoliated and the next one is 
found almost untouched, !is was tin* case 
with the Fern and Mueiurh. The same 
variation in taste wus also manifested 
.Tammi-y 12, 101s 
by the leaf-hopper, which appeared in 
considerable mimhei-. 
I’KO.M i.siMi \'.\KiKTlF.s. — ('’ommeiit iiig 
on my notes of Dec. 1st. a Virginia reader 
writes that the Mericadel has proved 
valnahh* for home use, hut he finds it 
necessary to hag it .soon after blooming, 
l^ern and f'arman have also done well ; 
likewise America and Ellen Scott. Amer¬ 
ica is a terribly rampant grower here 
that would take up 20 feet of row if 
ix‘rmitt('d. and yi<*lds accordingly, hut I 
find it nneiinal to other varieties of the 
same s(‘asoii. and so diseard it as a 
market grape. Kllen Scott bore a few 
clusters whit-h w(*re promising. They were 
late, long kee)x*rs and became as sweet as 
raisins. Othei- |n-omising vari(*ti('s of 
Munson's, not well tested, wt're Fricsou 
and lllondin, the former black, the latter 
yellow and very late. Dm* uf onr chief 
debts to Mr. iMnnson is his cn'ation of 
varieties that prolong the .season of grajies 
a full nnmth inori*, esix'cially blacks, of 
which thei-e was a dearth. 
M.xkkkt Du.M’KS.—.V fter trying out a 
large number of varieties I come to the 
conclusion that there are only a few kinds 
that he.st fulfill market r(*qnirements. 1 
find the blacks to he the best s<*llers. the 
reds next and the whites last. M'ere 1 
jdanting out another viix'yard I should 
set nine i-ows uf Iilacks to one of reds and 
maybe a dozen pl:mts of white. T should 
plant, I think, in the in-oixirtion of four 
rows of f'amidx'll to om* of ^loore’s, two 
of Xlnta and two of Fern and Mnench. 
These would he my leaders. I should 
also iih-uit some of Concord, llerlx'rt .-md 
Ives. Herbert T am not yet fully satisfied 
with as to i-egnlarity of )n-odneing good 
<-i-oi)S, hut ex])erience so far is that it will 
make good. lv(‘s is a Ren Davis among 
grapi's, Cuming up (*very year and on any 
kind of a soil with a full crop of fruit. 
Tt is not of high (piality. hut hunches are 
handsome and very nniform, and it .sells 
well for canning and juice. No grading 
is necessary with the Iv(‘s. Yet I tliink 
it will jirohahly lx* found infi'rior to some 
other kinds now under t(‘st. :ind will he 
snix*rs(“ded. My young Wilder viiu's luive 
faih'd the last two seasons to set full 
croiis, which may he due in part to the 
very rich soil. Worden ripens too un¬ 
evenly and is too thin-skinm'd. hut is a 
great Ix'arer of heantifnl clusters, both 
hiiiieh and berry of largt'st size. It sell.s 
well as a jelly grain*; should he iirnin'd 
a thii-d closer than Concord. Among ri'd 
graix*s 1 sliuuld plant Rrighton for <*arly, 
hut il is a favorite with the birds on ae- 
euiiiit uf its thin skin. Then ther** is D(*la- 
ware, which hears heavily here, -\gawam 
is too iri-f'gnliir in hunch ; T like Caertn<*r 
better than Ma.ssasoit. Lucille is a great 
yH*1der of showy clusters; Ki'gal the saim*. 
and later, hut I don’t lik<* their (piality 
v(*ry well. Tin* new Caeo is a large 
hiuidsome grape of nn*diuin compact hunch 
and fine quality hut it did not ripen this, 
its first crop, in a satisfactory manner. 
1 should diseard both the Eclipse and tin* 
Daisy. Ecli))s(* is tin* earli(*st ol till vari¬ 
eties. Imt is small in hnm-h and heiry and 
pre(-(*des Camphi'll liy only two or thr(*e 
days, though it is sw('et enough to tast** 
guild perhaps a week suunt'r. The Daisy 
yields well, hut is no eai-lier than Moor<* 
ami Camiihell and mneh inferior in looks 
iind (piality. Due of tin* ln*st r('d market 
gi-apes is the \'ergeniit‘S. which has mad<* 
a fiin* r(*('(ir(l h<‘r(', good quality, large, 
hejintifnl. I b»‘rn*ve T should ])hie<* it at 
the ln*ad of its color. AVyoming is trust¬ 
worthy with good crops; color uncom¬ 
monly heantifnl slnnh* of red. (tI-cc*!! 
Mountain is best of (*ai'ly whites, a .splen¬ 
did family griip**; should lx* in all collec¬ 
tions. Duchess has fine (piality hut Em- 
piie State is as good and finer in bnindi 
and berry. Dueh(*ss is most susceptible 
to rot of all th(( vim*yar(l. Niagara and 
Diamund run a close race, hut Niagara is 
larger in berry, better in (piality and 
showier in the hask(*t. My choice among 
white grajics would he Niagara. Empire 
State and Cre(*n Mountain ; Niagara for 
mark(‘t, the others for family use. 
I.. R. .lOll.NSO.N. 
Caiie rjirar(l(*an Co., Mo. 
Mrs. IL\whttck : “Hiram writes from 
school that they are inittin’ in an electric 
switch,” Farmer Hawhnek: ‘“riu*r(*’s no 
end o’ them new fangled ideas. Tin* birch 
rod was good enough in my day.”—• 
Rostou Traiiscriiit, 
