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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 Eoses 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, in a few hours. Raf&a 

 and stakes for tying, and sulphur for mildew, should 

 always be ready where they can be got at once. The 

 new shoots of Marechal Niel under glass should be 

 thinned and trained up under the wires. Forward 

 stocks may be budded this month vnth buds from 

 Eoses on walls or grafted plants. Eoses 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 Eoses will be in bloom by the end 

 of the month, especially the Teas and summer 

 Eoses, and the first fruits, often the best and finest, 

 will gladden our eyes. 



July. — In many districts this is, in average 



