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leaves are full out. Then you will have no 

 trouble. Florists, of more experience than I, 

 say that preventio7i is the only thing with 

 slugs ; and that if they once get on the bush 

 you can do little more. But I have not 



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found it so. Once or twice when I have 

 been away from home just at the critical 

 time, and so the early dosing was neglected, 

 and a few slugs made their appearance, I 

 have found that soap-suds and hand picking 



