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they require to be supported by sticks, about four 

 feet in length ; some of tall growth, as Humphrey's 

 Clarence, Snook's Defiance, Fulbrook's Grenadier, 

 Wood's Ambassador, &c., require sticks five feet long. 



THE APHIS, OR GREEN FLY. 



IN some seasons, these Aphides, or flies, appear in 

 astonishing numbers, as was the case last summer, 

 and attack the Rose and Carnation in particular. 

 They congregate in countless swarms round the 

 stems and on the foliage of both, and adhere closely 

 to the bud of the Rose and the pod of the Carnation, 

 to the great injury of the health of both. 



They should be brushed off from the Carnation 

 with a soft brush repeatedly ; but if this is found 

 inefficient to dislodge and disperse them, take some 

 pungent Scotch snuff and scatter over them, two or 

 three times, when the plants are moist, or covered 

 with dew. A weak infusion of tobacco in water may 

 be applied with a soft brush with effect, and without 



