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Halsted : MvcoLOGicAL Notes 



of 



tophthora pJiascoli 



upon the Lima bean is remarkable in that it thrives upon the 

 pods after the plants are killed by the frost. Upon October 24th, 

 the writer could have picked from one large field bushels of pods 

 in all stages of growth that were badly infested with the mil- 

 dew and in a very flourishing condition. It is true, however, that 

 while the foliage of the beans was destroyed by the frosts the pods 

 remained apparently untouched, and therefore the tissue 

 which the fungus grows Is uninjured. The facts remain never- 



4 4^ ' 



upon 



of late autumn. 



PhytopJithora 



k. 



