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true at Milton two weeks earlier and also at Geneva, on July 13. 

 There was no diflfieulty whatever in finding the spores. 



The presence of the spots on the pedicels caused the fruit to 

 ripen unevenly. Many of the fruits were dwarfed and some of 

 those most severely attacked withered. However, these injuries 

 cannot, with justice, be attributed wholly to the spots on the 

 pedicels. The premature falling of the leaves, also, had some- 

 thing to do with it. 



We believe this to be the first record of the occurrence of 

 G jlindrosporium padi on the fruit-pedicels of cherry. We do not 

 say positively that such is the case, because we have not made 

 an exhaustive examination of the literature; but it is at least 

 safe to say that the fact is not generally known, because it is not 

 mentioned in any of the many accounts examined by us. 



In connection with the appearance of CyUndrospormm on the 

 fruit-pedicels we have observed a spotting of the green fruits 

 which gave cherry growers in the vicinity of Geneva consider- 

 able concern last spring. It was first brought to our attention 

 by the Station Horticulturist, Mr. Beach, about June 15. The 

 fruits, which were at that time about the size of peas, showed 

 numerous small, brown, slightly sunken spots. As the fruits 

 grew many of them became somewhat misshapen, seemingly as a 

 consequence of the presence of the spots. The spots enlarged 

 but little and there was no tendency to rot. 



In the vicinity of Geneva this trouble was exceedingly com- 

 mon on English Morello and Montmorency Ordinaire, and fruit 

 growers were fearful that the crop would be injured; but as the 

 cherries began to swell and color in ripening the spots seemed 

 to disappear, so there was little or no loss from it. 



The cause of this spotting is unknown to us. Because of its 

 constant association with Cylindrospor'mm padi on English 

 Morello at Geneva, Milton and Highland it was at first sus- 

 pected that it might be due to that fungus. However, no evi- 

 dence of the presence of any fungus could be found on the spots. 

 Moreover, Montmorency Ordinaire, which was little affected by 

 CyUndrosporium on the foliage, had nearly if not quite as much 



