. Fruit farming: practical and scientific, for commercial fruit growers and others. Fruit-culture. 122 Although the disease is most destructive to plum trees, it is not confined to them,. and the apple, cherry, damson, apricot, currant and gooseberry are liable to infec- tion. It also occurs on such trees as labur- num and Portugal laurel. Sometimes the scions of recently grafted apple trees show silvered leaves one year and later become normal. It is advisable therefore, in such cases, not to destroy the scions immediately; if, however, they suc- cumb, they should be removed and burnt without
. Fruit farming: practical and scientific, for commercial fruit growers and others. Fruit-culture. 122 Although the disease is most destructive to plum trees, it is not confined to them,. and the apple, cherry, damson, apricot, currant and gooseberry are liable to infec- tion. It also occurs on such trees as labur- num and Portugal laurel. Sometimes the scions of recently grafted apple trees show silvered leaves one year and later become normal. It is advisable therefore, in such cases, not to destroy the scions immediately; if, however, they suc- cumb, they should be removed and burnt without delay. GoosEBEEEY Mildew. Gooseberry bushes are liable to infec- tion by two powdery mildews. One of these, known as the American Gooseberry Mildew {Sphaerotheca mors-uvae), is the most troublesome fungus pest that the gooseberry grower has to contend with. It makes its appearance in spring, often. 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 Hooper, Cecil H. London, The Lockwood press
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