Archive image from page 325 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam04bail Year: 1900 epen I of moisture and abr;isi. however, all through the and â ften completing the destruction the ..tli. r has Im .jun. It is all the more to be .liv .l.'.l lierause it is not so immediately iimIii â aMe
Archive image from page 325 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam04bail Year: 1900 epen I of moisture and abr;isi. however, all through the and â ften completing the destruction the ..tli. r has Im .jun. It is all the more to be .liv .l.'.l lierause it is not so immediately iimIii â aMe. ai,.l tubers containing its genus a. â ,â..,- likely to be housed. The Ml ,{.â-. ,â,t pro- duce a pulpy mass, jli . de- stroying the entire tiili â â . II l,,.,,âently makes its appearance .,â ilie \..inig draws at 'setting-out time.' veiiieily: careful selection â 1st, of sound tul)ers for bed- ding; 2d, of perfectly healthy draws for setting; 3d, where these conditions can- not be fully complied Willi, I,V |. bulk of the crop wuli niMn. - Iimiii the vines, thus minimi i: â , . The use of copper sulfai. , .1 . -i Mm stand- ard fungicides, cilli. r a, a |.ia\ for soaking the tubers, is not advisaiile; for, since the mycelium of most of the fungi causing decay in the Sweet Potato is lodged in and protected by the interior cells of the tuber, surface treatment would prove more or less futile. (c) Soil lint (Aeroci/xtis Bntalas): This fungus, as its aame implies, is a resident of the soil rather than of the tuber, and hence cannot be readily guarded against. It is responsible for most of the decay observed in the crevices or cracks of split tubers. Sudden expansion of vegetable tissue due to a resumption of rapid growth when wet weather follows a period of drought, particularly when the soil is a stiff , produces the primary 'crack- 1 '⢠an 1 tl e spores of the fungus fir d ng a r ady 1 Ign it st it tl e process of d
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