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good turfy loam was laid among their roots, and the whole finished 

 up with a good mulching. The plants grew with great vigour the first 

 year, and flowered satisfactorily. Last season they were all that I 

 could desire. The drought was severe, but was overcome by giving 

 the border good soakings of water from the stable cesspool, and good 

 drenchings overhead did the rest : many of the shoots were like walking- 

 sticks — a friend took the trouble to measure a shoot of a " Charles 

 Lefebvre," and its length was 9 feet. However, towards the end of 

 autumn, growth suddenly stopped — mildew appeared in considerable 

 force ; and this season, though the Roses have flowered well on this 

 border (but nothing in comparison to what they have done in a Rose- 

 garden some distance ofi"), mildew is not to be seen in the Rose-garden, 

 but on this border mostly every plant is infected. The cause is easily 

 got at. This border of Roses last season made root in proportion to 

 their wood, and to get away from the scorching sun of last year they 

 pushed down through the good soil into material where starvation has 

 commenced. We intend to lift the whole of the plants (some hundreds), 

 add fresh soil to the borders, and when the holes are made for the 

 roots, a turf will be placed, grassy side down, trodden, and a good 

 spadeful or two of earth of a kindly nature placed among the roots. 

 If root-pruning is necessary, it will receive careful attention : a good 

 mulching will finish the work. This "hint" is chiefly intended for 

 beginners, who may be perplexed at present, or later in the season, 

 by seeing the leaves and stems of their Roses coated with a substance 

 like white dust (mildew). But if the plants are doing well, let well 

 alone. M. Temple. 



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Royal HoRTicrLTURAL Society — Fruit and Floral Meeting, July 19th. — 

 On this occasion a new feature was introduced in the shape of Dephiniums, Pent- 

 stemons, Phloxes, Lobelia fulgens, and Hei^baceous plants cultivated in pots. 

 There was, however, no competition in any of the above classes ; Messrs Downie, 

 Laird, & Laing were awarded the first prize with a very attractive group of six 

 Phloxes, Pladda, Mrs Taylor, Captain Speke, George "Weynss, Monsieur Saison, 

 and James Mitchell. 



For twelve Herbaceous plants in 12-inch pots. Mr R. Parker, Exotic Nursery, 

 Tooting, was awarded the first prize : Campanula carpatica, Coreopsis lanceolata, 

 and CEnothera venusta, were very showy. 



For twelve cut Carnations, and the same number of Picotees, the competition 

 was very close between Mr C. Turner of Slough and Mr Norman of Plumstead, 

 Mr Turner being first for Carnations, and Mr Norman first for Picotees. The 

 following Carnations were very fine : — Colonel Wyndham, Juno, King John, 

 Sarah Payne, James Merryweather, Antonio, Falconbridge, Eccentric Jack, Poor 

 Tom, Premier, Sir D. "Wood, Splendour, Delicata, Royal Scarlet, and Dreadnought. 



