. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON FRUIT CULTURE. I015 Red Spider, Thrips, Weevils of several sorts, and Wasps, amongst other animals, cause the grower not a little anxiety. They are, however, easily disposed of as compared with the Phylloxera, and methods for successfully dealing with them will be given under their respective headings in the Chapter " On Pests ; Fungoid diseases are also fairly numerous and correspondingly harmful. Powdery MW^q^ (Uncinuia spiralisâOidium TiLckeri) is one on the commonest, and the symptoms of at
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON FRUIT CULTURE. I015 Red Spider, Thrips, Weevils of several sorts, and Wasps, amongst other animals, cause the grower not a little anxiety. They are, however, easily disposed of as compared with the Phylloxera, and methods for successfully dealing with them will be given under their respective headings in the Chapter " On Pests ; Fungoid diseases are also fairly numerous and correspondingly harmful. Powdery MW^q^ (Uncinuia spiralisâOidium TiLckeri) is one on the commonest, and the symptoms of attack are so well marked they should be readily seen. The patches of greyish Mildew upon the upper surface of the foliage are very characteristic. Less frequently the fruit itself is attacked, turns brown, and cracks. Flowers of sulphur, distributed with the bellows, will get rid of the disease if applied as directed by the well-known authority on plant diseases, Mr. Galloway. He advises the first application ten or twelve days before the flowers open, and. Fig. 659.âStem and Leaf of Vine Attacked by Phylloxera vastatrix. a second when they are in full blossom, the thermometer at the same time registering from 8odeg. to loodeg. Fahr. â Sderotinid Fuckeliana is far more destructive than the Mildew : it attacks all parts of the plant, which are covered with a greenish mould. So soon as the disease is noted, the affected parts of the vine should be cut off and burned ; while spraying with potassium sulphide (^oz. to the gallon of water) should be resorted to. Next season spraying with the latter should again be employed as a preventive measure. Gloiosporiicm ampelophagum^ known popularly as Bird's Eye Rot and Grape Anthracnose, is a very undesirable visitor in a vinery. The popular names are well bestowed, as the " spots" on the fruit have a fanciful resemblance to eyes. They consist of a greyish nearly circular patch, with brown margins, whose edges are of a bright re
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