The Garden Magazine, March, 1924 
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FAVORITE CLIMBING ROSES 
In the New England States: 
In the Middle States: 
In the Central States: 
In the Western States: 
In the Southern States: 
Dr. W. Van Fleet 
Dr. W. Van Fleet 
Dr. W. Van Fleet 
Dr. W. Van Fleet 
Silver Moon 
Silver Moon 
Silver Moon 
Silver Moon 
Silver Moon 
Dr. W. Van Fleet 
American Pillar 
American Pillar 
American Pi'Iar 
Tausendschon 
American Pillar 
Dorothy Perkins 
Pauls Scarlet Climber 
Cl. American Beauty 
American Pillar 
Cl American Beauty 
Tausendschon 
Dorothy Perkins 
Dorothy Perkins 
Cl. Mme. Car. Testout 
Dorothy Perkins 
Pauls Scarlet Climber 
Tausendschon 
Excelsa 
Cl. Cecile Brunner 
Pauls Scarlet Climber 
Cl. American Beauty 
Cl. American Beauty 
Tausendschon 
Dorothy Perkins 
Tausendschon 
Excelsa 
Gardenia 
Pauls Scarlet Climber 
Pauls Scarlet Climber 
Marechal Niel 
Hiawatha 
Excelsa 
Christine Wright 
Mme. Alfred Carriere 
Christine Wright 
Gardenia 
Christine Wright 
Hiawatha 
Excelsa 
Excelsa 
Aviateur Bleriot 
Hiawatha 
Aviateur Bleriot 
Cl. American Beauty 
Gardenia 
Christine Wright 
Cl. Lady Ashtown 
Gardenia 
Marechal Niel 
Mrs. Robert Peary 
The “Favorite Dozen” Bush 
Roses in the United States: 
Ophelia, 202; Frau Karl Drusch- 
ki, 183; Radiance, 163; Los Angeles, 
114; Mrs. Aaron Ward, 108; Gruss 
anTeplitz, 107; Duchess of Welling¬ 
ton, 103; Mme. Edouard Herriot, 
82; Columbia, 74; Killarney, 74; 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, 75; 
Sunburst, 70. 
The “ Favorite Dozen ” Climbing 
Roses in the United States: 
Dr. W. Van Fleet, 262; Silver 
Moon, 197; American Pillar, 174; 
Dorothy Perkins, 122; Pauls Scar¬ 
let Climber, 107; Climbing Ameri¬ 
can Beauty, 106: Tausendschon, 
100; Excelsa, 68; Gardenia, 50; 
Christine Wright, 46; Hiawatha, 
38; Aviateur Bleriot, 23. 
As previously suggested, 
the beginner would not go 
astray if he planted all of 
the Roses included in the 
five lists, as they follow. 
All the Varieties Included in 
the “Favorite Dozen” Bush 
Roses in the Five Districts 
of the United States: 
Columbia, HT.; Duchess of Wel¬ 
lington, HT.; Frau Karl Druschki, 
HP.; General Jacqueminot, HP.; 
General MacArthur, HT.; Gruss 
an Teplitz, HT.; Hoosier Beauty, 
HT.; Jonkheer J. L. Mock, HT.; 
Joseph Hill, HT.; Kaiserin Au¬ 
gusta Victoria, HT.; Killarney, 
HT.; Lady Alice Stanley, HT.; 
Lady Hillingdon, T.; Los Angeles, 
HT.; Mme. CarolineTestout, HT.; 
Mme. Edouard Herriot, Per.; 
Mme. Melanie Soupert, HT.; Mrs. 
Aaron Ward, HT.; Ophelia, HT.; 
Radiance, HT.; Red Radiance, 
HT.; Sunburst, HT. 
Taken all together, the two lists of chosen sorts for the whole 
country, together with the vote received by each in the total of 
426 votes cast, are as follows: 
Marechal Niel, Nois.; Mme. Alfred Carriere, Nois, Mrs ; Robert Peary, Cl. 
HT.; Paul’s Scarlet Climber, HW.; Silver Moon, HW.; Tausendschon, Mult. 
All the Varieties Included in the 
“Favorite Dozen” Climb¬ 
ing Roses in the Five Dis¬ 
tricts of the United States: 
American Pillar, HW.; Aviateur 
Bleriot, HW.; Christine Wright, 
HW.; Cl. American Beauty, HW.; 
Cl. Cecile Brunner, Mult.; Cl. 
Lady Ashtown, Cl. HT.; Cl. Mme. 
Caroline Testout, Cl. HT.; Doro¬ 
thy Perkins, HW.; Dr. W. Van 
Fleet, HW.; Excelsa, HW.; Gar¬ 
denia. HW.; Hiawatha, HW.; 
ROSE MARY WALLACE 
Introduced in 1924 by the American Rose Society in cooperation with the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. 
Hardy Pillar Rose type with semi-double, clear rose-pink flowers about 4 inches in diameter. 
Originated by Dr. W. Van Fleet. Has come successfully through three winters at New Bedford, Mass. 
