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ANTHRACNOSE. 



Baspberries, both red and black, have been much troubled with this dis- 

 ease. As a preventive it is desirable to obtain plants from young plan- 

 tations. In case the disease shows itself, the treatment should be the same 

 as practiced at South Haven (see page 71, Bulletin 104), cutting out all 

 badly diseased canes and spraying with Bordeaux mixture. In severe 

 cases, an application of the fungicide should be made just before the 

 growth starts, and should be repeated, at intervals of two weeks, after the 

 canes start, until the fruit is half grown. As soon as the crop is harvested, 

 remove the old canes, thin out the new ones, and spray thoroughly. While 

 this may not be entirely effectual in keeping the disease from showing 

 itself in an old plantation, it will prevent serious loss. 



Ageicultural College, 

 February 10, 1894. 



