ORREST KEELING MULTIFLORA ROSE is a thick, 
thorny, blossoming shrub that attains a height of 
6 to 8 feet. When the plants are set close together 
(12 inches) in a single row they rapidly form an effec- 
tive barrier against livestock and people. 
The importance of selecting the right type of Multiflora 
cannot be over-emphasiged. The U. S. Department 
of Agriculture says, ‘‘When selecting plants for your 
fence hedge of multiflora rose, be sure they are erect 
and have stiff thorns.’”’ The University of Missouri, 
College of Agriculture, has this to say: ‘“The multi- 
flora rose is notorious for variability of form and 
vigor. Upright, spreading and trailing kinds may be 
found. Some have thorns, others are thornless. For 
hedge fence purposes, it is important to select the 
upright, thorny, vigorous type which grows a mass 
of dense canes from the ground to a height and spread 
of about eight feet.”’ 
We grow only one type of Multiflora and we think there 
is none better for hedge fencing purposes. Its growth is 
somewhat umbrella-like. Canes shoot up 4 to 6 feet 
or more, then begin to droop, with the slender ends 
of the side canes hanging almost to the ground. 
Selecting parent stock for thorniness, disease resistance 
and vigor. (Note our well-grown fields of Multiflora). 
