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GARDEN FOES. 



very suddenly on the foliage in the greenhouse or outside 

 it, giving the leaves a powdery appearance, and causing 

 them to become more or less misshapen. In a mild form 

 the foliage may be only mealy, but frequently the surfaces 

 become uneven and the whole leaf twisted. If left un- 

 heeded the enemy wall ruin the plants attacked, and 



ROSE LEAF FCOROH. 



1, Lea-flete badly attacked by the fungus, natural size; 2, Feotion of portion 

 of a ]«:if, showing a fruiting tuft o;f the' fungus, i ' "" 



multiplied by 4C0. 



knowing this, a remedy has been found and long applied 

 in the shape of sprinkling the leaves with fiow^ers of sul- 

 phur. Another good remedy to get rid of the mildew is 

 to close the house about eight o'elook in the evening, run 



the temperature up to 



th 



ith the bellows fill 



