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in the same way. No set'dcs or cuttings should be taken 

 from plants infected with the fimgins. A« a preventive 

 remedy spray the plants occasionally in spring and sum- 

 mer with Bordeaux Mixture (Formuhie Nos. 20 or 21). 



Japanese Lily Disease — It often happens that 

 imported bulbs of Lilium auratum and speciosum fail to 

 grow satisfactorily after planting or potting, the bulbs and 

 rshoots turning rotten. The disease is undoubtedly present 

 in the bulbs before they are imported here. It is due to 

 a fungus called lihizopus nee an s. 



Remedies. — Examine newly-imported bulbs and remove 

 all decayed or discoloured scales and burn them ; then 

 immerse the bulbs in a 1 per cent, solution of salycilic 

 acid for twent}^ minutes before planting. Diseased bulbs 

 should at once be burnt. 



Madonna Lily Disease — Of late years this beauti- 

 ful lily has been badly attacked by a fungoid disease 

 (Botrytis elliptica). It first appears in the form of 

 orange-brown or buff specks, then destroys the leaf tissues 

 and causes the foliage and stems to turn black. It appears 

 to be a difFicull: disease to cope with. 



Remedies. — In the case of badly-diseased plants the best 

 remedy is to at once up-root and burn both stems and 

 bulbs to destroy the spores of the fungus. In the case of 

 those only slightly attacked, lift the bulbs in July, place 

 them in a paper bag containing dowers of sulphur, and 

 give the whole a good shaking to work the sulphur well 

 into the scales of the bulbs. Afterwaids replant in a fresh 

 site. Spraying with the Sulphide of Potassium remedy 

 (Formula No. 23) in s])ring and sunnner might prevent 

 the disease developing. Immersing the bulbs, as advised 

 for the Japanese Lily Disease, might also be tried. 



Paeony Diseases. — A few diseases altack the 

 paeony, but the only ones worthy of s])ecial mention are 

 the Drooping Pteony Disease (Botrytis ]);coni.e), which 

 appears on the leaves in the form of a white mould just 



