74 FUNGOID DISEASES 



Dodder {Cuscuta Trifolit). — This Is a parasitic 

 flowering plant, iiot a ftmgiis. Its yellowish string- 

 like stem winds around and entangles the clover 

 plant and is sometimes mistaken for a fungus. It 

 is rootless, but is able to obtain a supply of food 

 through the agency of haustoria (suckers) from the 

 clover plant, causing as a result reduced growth 

 of the host and finally death. 



Preventive Meastires. — 



1. See that samples of clover seed are free from 

 the seeds of dodder. 



2. Dig up attacked patches. 



