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r] LLAR ROS by 
The great benefits and advantages derived from growing many of the 
nimerous varieties of climbing roses as pillars, that is, on an up- 
richt support, have been rather generally overlooked. Innumerable 
modern climbing roses produce blooms equal or superior to any pro- 
duced by any bush variety. You can plant a climbing rose in the 
same space you would allot to a bush, pillar it up and cut from it 
five or six times as many roses as a bush would produce--something 
to consider seriously if you like cut roses in the house and your 
garden space is limited. 
Large flecwered tea-rose tyve climbers often tend naturally to give 
the Pinest of long stems for cutting and also as a general ‘thing 
naturally require less disbudding than bush roses of most varie- 
ties. Climbing sports of bush varieties of roses almost invariab- 
ly have larger and finer blooms with deeper color, than the bush 
roses from which they sported. This is because the climber is 
more vigorous and larger than the bush form, and the larger ‘and 
more vigorous tke plant the better the bloon. 
So by picking the proper ¢limbers and pillaring them up you Gan 
get finer roses in many cases than if you had selected the sane 
Verietv in bush form, as well as enjoying some of the many superb 
roses found only in CLIMBING FORM. You can get these remarkable 
roses in much greater profusion from the same amount of ground 
space, and the care of a climber properly pillared is even simp- 
ler than that of a-bush rose. 
ANY CLIMSING ROSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN EXTREMELY RANK GROWER 
CAT BE USED AS A PILLAR ROSE. A PILLAR ROSE IS FAR EASIER TO 
HANDLE ToAN A TRELLISED ROSE. ‘ 
Siuply drive a length of threaded 14 inch pine well into the 
ground and plant the rose of your choice at the base. As the 
canes grow tie them firmly to the pipe with cord. At pruning 
cime untie the canes, cut out too-numerous canes and cut off all 
lateral growth cleanly to the surface ov the main canes, protect- 
ing the wounds with a dab of tree paint. Then bundle the canes 
up around the pipe again. That's all there is to it. 
The threaded top of your pipe is for the purpose of adding more 
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pipe if you want at any time a few fcet more of roses. 
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