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Winter Cheer

Blush, with yellow shading.

Stone color.

Crimson.

In 1915 William Paul & Son brought out CORDELIA, which they claim is a perpetual flowering climbing rose. Buds coppery yellow, changing to lemon yellow; produced in clusters. This variety blooms on wood of the previous year's growth, and winter kills badly here. M. Leenders & Company, of Holland, list an ever-blooming climbing rose in BLANCHE FROWEIN; color copper overlaid with golden yellow; but so far this has only shown semi-climbing growth. P. Lambert also catalogues several ever-blooming climbers; and in Hugh Dickson's 1916-17 catalogue, the Wichuraiana, Bouquet Rose-color vivid rose pink changing to lilac white-is noted as perpetual flowering.

It would seem from these introductions that the long-looked-for hardy ever-blooming climbing rose may at least be a reality, but that the growth will be restricted.

Reports are constantly made that various hardy climbing roses have given summer and fall bloom. As a rule, while these reports are no doubt true, other growers cannot depend upon them as they are very often exceptional cases.

For climates in which there is little or no frost the following climbers are recommended. With the exception of Shower of Gold, which is a Hybrid Wichuraiana, they may be expected to give blooms quite well through the season.

ALISTER STELLA GRAY (Noisette). A. H. Gray, 1894. Deep yellow with lighter edges; flowers in clusters.

BELLE LYONNAISE (Tea). Levet, 1869. Canary yellow.

CELINE FORESTIER (Noisette). Trouillard, 1842. Fairly free flowering; old gold.

CLOTH OF GOLD (Noisette). Coquereau, 1843. Sulphur yellow, deeper center; large double.

GLOIRE DE DIJON (Tea). Jacotot, 1853. Buff, orange center; large and double. Perhaps the hardiest of the Tea climbers, but giving more bloom than the Hybrid Tea Sports, a two-year-old plant having two dozen blooms the first week of November, 1916. Should be budded on Multiflora, and grown on a south wall, in the Middle Atlantic States, for the best results.

MARECHAL NIEL (Noisette). Pradel, 1864. Bright rich golden yellow; large, full, fine form.

MADAME ALFRED CARRIERE (Hybrid Noisette). Schwartz, 1879. Pure white, very free; a good pillar rose.

FIG. 18 Regular Bed FIG. 19 Special Bed FURSTIN VON PLESS AS GROWN IN REGULAR AND SPECIAL BEDS The white background was the same in each case. This rose when grown in a special bed gives more bloom than in the regular bed, and does not tend to lose bloom by wood growth as is the case with some varieties in special beds. The indiscriminate use of special beds is not to be advocated W. A. RICHARDSON (Noisette). Ducher, 1878. Very deep orange-yellow; small, very showy and distinct.

SHOWER OF GOLD. Hybrid Wichuraiana. Paul and Son, 1910. Light cream to pale yellow; spring only; foliage fair. In addition to the above, the Banksian and Cherokee roses give fine results for this section, and with some growers Pink Cherokee and Ramona are quoted as giving scattering blooms through a long period.

In the locality of Philadelphia for dwarf climbing bloom which may be depended upon, Gruss an Teplitz budded on Multiflora is suggested. This rose grows fully eight feet high without protection and gives a quantity of bloom throughout the season.

In this connection, there is a climbing sport of Gruss an Teplitz on the market, but this has not been successful, as during the second year on two plants, less than a dozen blooms appeared during the season.

Among the white roses, Furstin von Pless is a strong growing Hybrid Tea which grows to a height of eight feet and gives bloom throughout the spring, summer and autumn. It is not quite as hardy as Teplitz, but even with some winter killing it will grow to the height given by the end of the season, and if thoroughly protected should do better.

Among the pink roses, Lady Ursula on the Multiflora gives a quantity of bloom throughout the entire season and is nearly as hardy as Teplitz, although it will not grow to more than five feet in height if cut back; nevertheless, if not cut back and protected, Lady Ursula makes a very much better bloomer as a semi-climber than any of the Hybrid Tea sports.

Unfortunately, there is no yellow rose with the qualities of the three just given, although Harry Kirk more nearly approaches the mark.

These roses may also be recommended for hedges in sections with the same winter temperature as Philadelphia. Farther south and on the Pacific Coast many other of the strong growing Hybrid Teas, such as Madame Caroline Testout, do well.

For the far north Rugosas make very effective hedges, are absolutely hardy, and give considerable fall bloom.