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THE SUNDAX OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 18, 1906.
RTIMD WEEDS MORE HMISSO
IfOPULAR.
ON GfiOW
ARTICLE
TTO ROW TfHEM
BY FREDERICK V.HOLMAH.
son & Sons (Ltd.). and of Benjamin R. 7Z-,,A& TXr S fr r
Can Sons, the well-known Irish and JCi't?A4fJ
PORTLAND has established its repu
tation as the Rose City. It should
now have that character. As ap
jjlicd to a person, reputation Is what is
said of him or what he is reputed to be;
character is what he really Is. The Lewis
and Clark Centennial Exposition brought
many people to Portland who had never
seen such beautiful roses growing In the
open, nor so many of them, and they
were surprised and charmed at the rose
displays in many of Portland's gardens.
But. I regret to say, not In all the gar
dens. In many places there are not so
many rose bushes as there should be.
Every garden in Portland should have
many bushes of the choicest and most
beautiful bush varieties. It would make
Portland, far mope "beautiful and attrac
tive than it now ia It would induce
more people to come here to live. It"
would rriake each home more valuable
for sale than it now is. The poor should
have roses as well as the rich. The hum
ble cottage needs them even more than
the stately house. The rose is no re
specter of perrons. It Is as faithful to
its friend as a dog. Give it care and at
tention and it shows its gratitude "by its
beauty and perfume.
Climbing Hoses.
Portland especially needs more climbing
roses. Here they grow with the greatest
luxuriance, and bloom in the greatest
profusion and beauty. They should be
planted to grow on .trellises and against
houses. The unpaintcd cottage, thetugly
wood house and stable can be transformed
to things of bpauty by climbing roses.
Many persons object to planting climb
ing ropes near a house because of the
difficulty of taking the roses down -and
putting them up again when the house is
to be painted. But this difficulty is easily
prevented.
A plumber will .make a frame of three-quarter-Inch
galvanized Iron pipe which
can be placed underneath the caves so as
to extend out several feet from the house.
It can be bolted or .fastened to the house
with large screws and bound with small
wire rope. From this frame wire- netting
with large meshes, such as Is used for
chicken yards, can be suspended. The
shoots and branches of the climbing bush
will grow through these mesbes and the
ush will secure lteelf. It Is well to fas
ten a piece of straight pipe at the bottom
of the netting to keep it plumb. It may
be necessary to have shoots or branches
tied occasionally tcf the netting. A climb
ing rose should be pruned very little. Na
ture makes It more artistic than the gardener.
T have two climbers growing on large
Irames witn netting, such as I have de
scribed, on the sides of my house. One
of these bushes Is about 40 feet high.
Last -Spring I had my house painted, and
neither of these bushes was removed nor.
damaged.
Climbing Jloscs of Every Color.
There arc now climbing- roses of every
color and shade known to roses. In the
last few years climbing sports from many
bush varieties have been originated. A
climbing "sport" Is a shoot coming from
underneath the ground from the roots
of a rose bush, which usually has all the
characteristics of the bush from which it
started, but having the ability to become
a climber. Some of the dwarf-growing
roses, such as the Viscountess Folkestone
and Bell 5' brecht. two of the most beau
tiful hybrid teas, have developed climbing
sports of strong growth and wonderful
beauty. The difficulty Is to pick out the
few climbing roses one needs.
There are, too. some roses which natu
rally arc strong growers, which become
seml-cllmbers or pillar roses If they 'arc
not trimmed and arc allowed to grow.
Iiist of Fine Climbing Roses.
I have arranged an alphabetical list
of some of the best climbing roses. Choose
for yourself. You may be guided by
your preference for the bush varieties
of the same name. In this list a climb
ing variety, bearing the same name as a
bush variety is a upon jrum wc nvi.
I call roses by the"Ir true names. I dislike
nicknames for roses. If I give a nickname
in this list It is placed In brackets after
the true name. The color is given oppo
site the name. The year it was intro
duced after the color.
Agalla (Yellow KamDierj, yeiiow. ix.
Ards Pillar, velvety crimson. 1902.
Ards Rover, crimson, shaded maroon.
1898. .
Blush Rambler, sofUNush, ikb.
Cheshnut Hybrid, cherry carmine, 1873.
Climbing Belle 91ebrecht. pink, 1S99.
Climbing Captain Christy, pink. JBS1.
Climbing Devoniensis, white and blush.
1S3S. .
Climbing Caroline Tcstout. pink. 1902.
Climbing Kaiserln Augusta. Victoria,
white, 1897.
Climbing La France, pink, 1B9I.
Climbing Nlphetos, white. 18S9.
Climbing Papa Gontler, pink. 1903.
Climbing Pcrle des Jardlns, yellow, 1891.
Chromatella or Cloth of Gold, yellow,
ISC
Crimson Rambler, bright crimson, JS33.
Fortune's Yellow (Beauty of Glazea
wood), yellow and carmine, 1645.
Gainsborough, creamy-pink, 1902.
Glolrc de Dijon, buff, 1833.
Glolro de Margottln, bright red. 1S87".
Grass an Teplltz, bright crimson, 1897.
Lamarque, white, 1S30.
Madame Alfred Carrierc, white. 1879.
Madame Berard. fawn-yellow, 1870.
Marechal Kiel, yellow, ISM.
Philadelphia Rambler, velvety crimson,
1903.
Relne Marie Henrlette, cherry Ted, 1S7S.
Reve d'Or, buff-yellow. 1869.
Solfaterre, pale yellow, 1S3.
William Allen Richardson, orange-yellow,
1878.
Lady Gay was Introduced 5a 1905.
It is a climber, belonging to the "Wl-
churiana ramiiy. it is a escribed as
being a deep rich rose color similar to
the new rose. Dorothy Perkins, but
with finer flowers. I have not seen
this rose, but friends of mine who
have speak of it In the highest praise.
It is spoken of In high praise in the
catalogues for this year of Alex IHck-
a beauty. So I hesitate. From all
these beautiful climbers it Is some
what difficult to select. Tastes differ.
But I name a few which, on account
of growth, beauty and hardiness, I
particularly recommend for Portland
and "Western Oregon. There arc other
climbing' roses than those J have put
in the list. You will find their names
and descriptions in almost any large
rose catalogue.
I place Mme. Alfred Carrierc as
easily first. It is of very vigorous
growth. The rosebush I spoke of as
being about 40 feet high is of that
variety. It will stand the sun all day
and be all the better for it- It docs
not do quite so well on the north side
of the house. It Is, however, rather
a shy bloomer until several years old.
After that It has no superior its -a
climbing- rose. It Is one of the first
roses to bloom In the Spring. Quanti
ties of roses, with long- stems, will be
produced before other roses are
blooming- well, excepting, however.
Fortune's Yellow. It does not need to
be disbudded, for it rarely blooms In
clusters. It docs not produce rose
apples, and cleans itself from the old
flowers. It has beautiful foliage, and
Is remarkably free from pests and dis
eases. It frequently blooms In the
Summer and Fall, but not with the
profusion nor beauty of Its Spring
blooming:. In May and June It Is
usually covered with blooms.
Fortune's Yellow I name next In this
list, for it Is one of the earliest bloomers.
Sometimes it blooms even before Mme.
Alfred Carrierc. This rose has many
nicknames given it by the Ignorant. Some
of these nicknames arc. Beauty of Glazcn
wood. Gold of Ophir and San Rafael Rose.
It blooms but once a year, but it is then
the most profuse bloomer of any roso I
know of. It has beautiful foliage which
usually does not fall until January. It
should be sparingly pruned, for the roses
come on the short stems from the main
shoots and branches. This peculiarity
makes it unique in this respect. It blooms
when everybody is rose-hungry. Its col
ors are like those of a gorgeous sunset.
Gainsborough Is a climbing sport of Vis
countess Folkestone, one of the most
beautiful of the hybrid teas. It Is a
strong grower, but rather a shy bloomer
the first two years. It is simply magnifi
cent when in full bloom. It usually
blooms In clusters. To get large flowers
it should be disbudded. Last year I had
flowers of Gainsborough over six Inches
In diameter. You cannot be disappointed
with this rose, even If you do not care
particularly for roses.
Climbing Kaiserln Augusta Victoria
has also a nickname Mrs. Robert Peary.
It is not a rampant climber. Most climb
ing sports have smaller roses than the
hush varieties from which they orig
inated. Thus rose Is an exception to this
rule. It comes in clusters, and should be
disbudded. I have found it more satis
factory that the old and reliable La-
The red climbers arc not as satisfactory
as those of other colors, because the roses
fade and must be cut usually to keep the
bushes from appearing unsightly.
There are two varieties, however, which
are scml-cllrabcre, which arc very satisfactory:
Glolrc de Margottln Is a brilliant and
beautiful shade of red. "dazzling red." it
is sometimes spoken of In the catalogues.
"While it grows In clusters It is not neces
sary to disbud It.
Gruss an Teplltz (nicknamed Virginia R.
Coxc) is not usually classed even as a
scml-cllmber. But I have found, by trial
In my garden, that It is. It is not .very
double, but it Is a beautiful shade of
flor-ir rr-A It rT-nwi in clusters, and fthtiulil
not be disbudded. It is a continuous j
bloomer. It stops blooming " only when
the plant becomes dormant In the Fall.
A single flower Is not especially attractive
In size, but this rose does not quickly
fade In the sun. Its charm is that It
gives a color effect. Planted against a
fence or with other climbers on a trellis
It is wonderfully attractive at a distance,
short as well as long. Do not trim tho
bush: let It grow as It will arid you will
not be disappointed. Do not disbud It.
It grows In clusters, but as the petals of
a rose fall other blooms take Its place.
It produces some rose-apples, which
should be cut or pinched off so as not to
weaken the vitality of the bush, and In
terfere with its blooming.
There are now a number of varieties of
the Rambler roses. They have fine foli
age, and while they bloom but once in the
year they aro very attractive while la
bloom.
Marechal IcI and Clotli of Gold.
Marechal' Nlcl and Cloth of Gold aro
the two finest yellow roses known. They
probably are the most beautiful of roses.
But tfiey are difficult to grow in the
garden. The care, ordinarily, necessary
to obtain 'successful results from them Is
very great. Cloth of Gold Is the stronger
grower, but Is the shyer bloomer. Both
arc granddaughters of Lamarque. The
care necessary to produce satisfactory re
sults from cither of these varieties will
enable you to look after all the other
climbers In your garden.
How to J?Iant Climbing Roses.
In planting climbing roses It is best
to plant them properly so that they will
need no particular care thereafter, so far
as making them grow, except putting on
the manure In the Fall and digging it In
In the Spring. It is best to dig a hole four
feet square and four feet deep, or make
It even deeper than four feet, and place
small stones or broken brick In the bot
tom to secure drainage. Fill this hole
with rich earth mixed with well-rotted
manure and a small quantity of bone
dust. Thus planted a climbing rose will
grow luxuriantly for years. If you can
not get rich earth you may fill the hole
this Spring with alternate layers of com
mon clay and new cow manure and add
plenty of bone-dust Next Fall this will
be right to plant a climbing rose.
In planting a rose near the house, es
pecially If there Is a brick basement, you
should plant the Tose so that its roots
will be placed on an Inclined plane, slop
ing from the wall. The roots, which grow
against a brick wall will be killed. A
brick wall absorbs a great deal of mois
ture and makes the earth very dry for a
distance of a foot or more from the wall.
If the rose Is planted several feet from
the wall It will not be necessary to slope
the roots away from the house.
Climbing roses, when In bloom, give
pleasuro not only to you, but to the neigh
bors and the passersby. It helps to sat
isfy the beauty-hunger of the children.
These roses make the neighborhood more
attractive and better. If you do not care
for them yourself be a good Samaritan
and zlve pleasure to others. It la vour
duty" to add to the reputation of Portland.
By "you I mean YOU.
Spray Your Rosebushes Xov.
Rose bushes should be sprayed every
year in January or February. If this Is
done In January, before the bushes have
begun to grow, you can use a -strong
spray, which is more effective to kill the
scale and other insect pests, than it done
later. If you have not sprayed this year,,
do it as soon as you can. Unfortunately,
the Sun Jose scale is now quite preva
lent In Portland and In the "Willamette
Valley. Praying will not kill the scale,
but spraying will. The best spray, recom
mended by horticulturists, to kill the scale
Is a mixture of lime and sulphur, usually
having some salt In it to causo the spray
to adhere to the bark. This mixture
should be boiled In water for several
hours. Any seed or plant store can sup
ply It ready for use or give you a formula.
Kerosene emulsion will also kill the
scale, but It Is not as good as the other
mixture. Bordeaux mixture Is good for
the vegetable pests, but It Is of compara
tiely lltMe use In killing: the scale. Later
In the season Bordeaux mixture, greatly
diluted, may be used to prevent or cure
mildew, yellow leaf, etc
This year every one should spray the
rose bushes, tho shrubbery and the trees,
especially the fruit trees. The San Jose
scale Infests many parts of Portland. If
this Dcst is not exterminated now we
will have great trouble to get rid of It.
To spray this year every one owes It not
only to himself but to his neighbors and
the community at large. It is to be hoped
that professional sprayers will go through
Portland prepared to spray every yard.
The Time to Prune Hoses.
Now is the time to begin to prune your
rose bushes. It may be done at any time
In the next few weeks the sooner the
better. Our climate is milder than that
of England and the roses start growing
much earlier here than in England.
Western Oregon.
"While this letter Is written especially
for Portland and its immediate vicinity,
all that I have said applies to "Western
Oregon, especially the "Willamette Valley.
Every town, every village, every farm
house and barn In the Valley should be
made beautiful with climbing roses. Let
every householder plant climbing roses.
If you do not care for the beauty of roses,
bear In. mind that they will add to the
selling price of your property to any Intending-
purchaser who appreciates the
beauty of the surroundings.
.FREDERICK V. HOLM AX.