. The Conard Star roses 1924. Rose culture; Roses; Plants, Ornamental Seeds Catalogs. A. For Trellis Kifc B. C. Pergola. A ROSE FOR EVERY PLACE AND PURPOSE "The success of the Rose in this country is very largely a question of the selection of adaptable ;—DR. LIBERTY H. BAILEY. The next page (7) will help you, no doubt, to avoid selecting those Roses not well suited to your climate, and to a choice of the right ones for your locality. That is very important. Having received your Roses, do you yet realize in how many different ways they may be used, what clever, original, an
. The Conard Star roses 1924. Rose culture; Roses; Plants, Ornamental Seeds Catalogs. A. For Trellis Kifc B. C. Pergola. A ROSE FOR EVERY PLACE AND PURPOSE "The success of the Rose in this country is very largely a question of the selection of adaptable ;—DR. LIBERTY H. BAILEY. The next page (7) will help you, no doubt, to avoid selecting those Roses not well suited to your climate, and to a choice of the right ones for your locality. That is very important. Having received your Roses, do you yet realize in how many different ways they may be used, what clever, original, and decorative arrangements may be employed to make your home beautiful? Let us note the climbing Roses, for example. It is difficult to imagine a home with grounds at all that is too small for at least one climbing Rose. A climbing Rose that covers the entire side of a house may need only two cubic feet of soil to grow in. (Please note in passing the rose-embowered house on page 31.) The ingenuity of our readers will conceive a greater variety of uses than the few examples pictured on this page. A more complete treatment of the subject will be found in our book, "How to Grow Roses," see page 8. A. Foi" Trellis. For covering a trellis, select from the climbers, pages 26 to 31, inclusive, and espe- cially those on page 26. A trellis may be made of wood, wire, or other materials, and may be used about the house, porch, or garden, or for a screen. For an Archway. Use the same varieties as for above. "Dig deep while sluggards sleep," and you'll have Roses galore. The archway is most effective over a pathway or entrance. A pergola, like an open tunnel, made up of a series of connected arches, should be covered with the same varieties recommended for arches, and is a great addition to any garden. Fences. First of all, plan for a substantial support, and choose, according to taste, from the long-branched climbers on pages 26 to 31. If your fences are already i
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