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Green fly and mildew must be met and combated at 
once. Where thrips have been prevalent in former 
years, or at all events in very dry weather, Teas and 
light-coloured Roses should be syringed in the 
evening until the petals begin to show. In dry 
weather Tea buds may be wrapped in paper where 
intended for exhibition, and the protectors—water- 
proof cones attached to stakes—should be got out, 
overhauled, and placed in readiness. Exhibition 
boxes, tubes, labels, and wires should also be pre- 
pared, and moss procured, picked over, and laid on 
the trays in a shady place in readiness. Constant 
watchfulness will be required by an exhibitor, as his 
best bloom may be spoilt by a caterpillar, a gust of 
wind, or even a shower of rain, inafew hours. Raffia 
and stakes for tying, and sulphur for mildew, should 
always be ready where they can be got at once. The 
new shoots of Maréchal Niel under glass should be 
thinned and trained up under the wires. Forward 
stocks may be budded this month with buds from 
Roses on walls or grafted plants. Roses in pots 
should have been so hardened off that they can be 
planted out if desired by the middle of the month. 
It is sometimes advisable, to prevent a check, to 
gently break the pot in the hole made and pick out the 
pieces rather than turn the plant out. Those plants 
which are intended for re-potting should now be fit 
and ready for plunging out of doors in their autumnal 
quarters. Many Roses will be in bloom by the end 
of the month, especially the Teas and summer 
Roses, and the first fruits, often the best and finest, 
will gladden our eyes. 
July.—In many districts this is, in average 
