. Diseases of economic plants . Plant diseases. Fig. 56. — Peach scab. Original. it as an integral part of the peach, may consist of isolated, sooty, black specks, or of black specks so numerous as to coalesce into large blotches. These sometimes cover as much as one third or one half of the peach. The side which is attacked is dwarfed, often cracked, and the flesh adjacent to the diseased part is bitter and green, even after the normal portions are ripe. The disease develops in most serious form during rainy seasons, and is worse upon some varieties than upon others. It is especially bad upon


. Diseases of economic plants . Plant diseases. Fig. 56. — Peach scab. Original. it as an integral part of the peach, may consist of isolated, sooty, black specks, or of black specks so numerous as to coalesce into large blotches. These sometimes cover as much as one third or one half of the peach. The side which is attacked is dwarfed, often cracked, and the flesh adjacent to the diseased part is bitter and green, even after the normal portions are ripe. The disease develops in most serious form during rainy seasons, and is worse upon some varieties than upon others. It is especially bad upon Hill's Chili. It is reported from Missouri to have done damage equal to 70 per cent of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stevens, Frank Lincoln, 1871-1934; Hall, John Galentine, 1870-. New York : Macmillan


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