. Farm horticulture, prepared especially for those interested in either home or commercial horticulture. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 236 THE POME FRUITS sulphur, diluted 1 gallon of the concentrated commercial lime sulphur solution to 35 gallons of water. Fly Speck or Sooty Blotch.—The fly speck or sooty blotch is found on the apple in many sections. At first it was thought the fly speck and sooty blotch were two separate and distinct diseases, but further study has revealed the fact that the fly speck and the soot>' blotch are stages of the same fungus. This disease is occasionally
. Farm horticulture, prepared especially for those interested in either home or commercial horticulture. Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 236 THE POME FRUITS sulphur, diluted 1 gallon of the concentrated commercial lime sulphur solution to 35 gallons of water. Fly Speck or Sooty Blotch.—The fly speck or sooty blotch is found on the apple in many sections. At first it was thought the fly speck and sooty blotch were two separate and distinct diseases, but further study has revealed the fact that the fly speck and the soot>' blotch are stages of the same fungus. This disease is occasionally found on the pear. Fly speck disease is quite superficial, and it appears as. Fig. 105.—The apple blotch. a number of small black specks, quite regular in outline. Each individual spot is about the size of a small pin head, and in the earlier stage it is still much smaller. A mass of the fungus gi\es the fruit the appearance of being covered with soot. So far as injuring the fruit is concerned none occurs, but the discolored fruit is hard to sell, and conse- quently reduces the profits. Spraying for the scab will be effective in controlling the fly speck. Fire Blight.—The fire blight is one of the most serious diseases of the apple. It also is ^'ery injurious to 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 Hood, George William, 1886-. Philadelphia, New York, Lea & Febiger
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