18 THE SARCOXIE NURSERIES PEONY FIELDS 
Hardy Climbing Roses 


The easiest roses grown, these give, during their season, 
more flowers and a greater display than any other roses. Is 
the porch sunny and bare? Climbing roses provide both 
shade and beauty. Is there an arbor you wish to beautify? 
Use roses. Hove you an unsightly fence? Climbers make the 
prettiest fence imaginable. Is there an unsightly view? A 
trellis with roses will make a screen of beauty. Is there a 
rough or stony slope you wish to adorn? Cover it with Climb- 
ers. And, for an arched entrance to the garden, nothing can 
be more appropriate than Climbing Roses. 
In recent years these roses have been greatly improved. 
The large-flowered class, now termed Climbers, have almost 
taken the place of the old type with clusters of small flowers, 
termed Ramblers, such as the Perkins class. Pillar roses 
are those suitable for training on pillars 5 to 8 ft. high. Some 
climbers are also suitable for pillars. Many of the newer 
climbers have blooms approaching the Hybrid Teas, with 
stems long enough for use as cut flowers. 
Select early, midseason and late and have four to five 
weeks of flowers. The early begin here about May 15 to 25. 
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CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY. Beautiful buds and large 
flowers of excellent form on good stems; almost the same rich 
color and fragrance as Bush American Beauty though not as 
large because there are so many flowers; the size may be 
increased by pinching off some of the buds; strong, healthy, 
vigorous, reaching 10 ft. or more; early Climber and Pillar. 
DR. W. VAN FLEET. Delicate flesh-pink, the center deepen- 
ing into rosy-flesh; its beautiful pointed buds resembling hy- 
brid teas open into semi-double, cupped flowers borne singly 
on stems of good length for cutting; medium-early to mid- 
season; blooms over a long period. Very free from insects 
and diseases; good growth, attaining 20 ft.; prune moderately. 
Climber. 
MARY WALLACE. One of the best climber and tall pillar 
roses. Pretty buds opening into charming, semi-double, cup- 
ped flowers often 4 in. across; very bright, clear rose-pink, 
the base of the petals shaded salmon and gold; medium 
early; blooms very freely; moderately fragrant; resistant to 
mildew; vigorous, reaching 20 ft.; prune moderately. 
PAUL'S SCARLET CLIMBER. Vivid scarlet shaded crimson, 
intensified by the yellow stamens; flowers of good size, semi- 
double, in clusters of three to fifteen; a brilliant color well re- 
tained; early to mid-season; moderate growth, reaching 10 ft. 
Climber of moderate height and pillar. 
PRIMROSE. The rosette-shaped primrose-yellow blooms 
hold their color better than many roses of this class; climber; 
midseason. 
SPANISH BEAUTY; MME. GREGOIRE STAECHELIN. Long 
pointed crimson buds opening into large pink blooms, the 
outside marked ruby-carmine; fragrant; blooms freely; long 
stems suitable for cutting; early. Pillar and Climber. 
Keep Gay Colors in Your Garden with Hardy Flowers 

Much of the charm of the hardy garden lies in the pleasing 
changes constantly taking place. Each day during the grow- 
ing season brings something to interest and delight. Before 
the snow is gone Snowdrops and Crocus announce the com- 
ing of spring. How eagerly we watch for the Violets and 
Bleeding Heart, followed by a host of flowers—Peonies, Irises, 
Sweet Williams and early Daisies. Then the summer flowers 
—late Daisies, Phlox, Blanket Flower, Lilies, etc. There need 
not be a dull day until Chrysanthemums bid farewell to 
autumn. 
Haven't you noticed the luxuriant hardy flowers around 
the doorway of some old neglected homestead? Observa- 
tion reveals nooks of elegant foliage effects, and flowers in 
abundance. Why? Nature’s gardener has been at work, 
crowded out weak growers that had no place in the informal 
garden and encouraged in their stead the strong growers 
and profuse bloomers that delight in the rich soil, sunlight 
or shade in which you. find them. Let's take a lesson from 
nature and plant in the informal garden the sturdy hardy 
kinds that do not require constant attention, yet amply repay 
a little care. We will not omit the more delicate flowers but 
use them as nature does, where they have opportunity to de- 
velop—some at the front of the border, some in nooks and 
corners to themselves, some in the rockery than which there 
is no better place to display the dainty and unusual. If we 
plant in masses and watch that we do not place a tall grow- 
ing variety in front of a dwarf, we can scarcely help produc- 
ing a charming effect. Three, six or a dozen in a group give 
a better display than if scattered through the border. 
The blooming dates and the heights given are for South- 
west Missouri. 




