I ildhiiKl /'hi II I Disni.sis. 



20:i 



SWEKT l-OTATO. 



r.liicU idt (•.luscd hy S phdi roiii iiid fiiii hriii I h hi t V\'^. Km :iii(| snii T (•;msc(| 

 l>y M(iiiil<H-li(i> h X iiifii.si-aii.s wi'ic iirrsciit in I lie seed hciiiLr iil;nilcil on mic 

 lanu iic.-ir Viiiccimcs. 



Fus.-iriuni stem rol wiis nf latlicr uidcsin-ciid occiirrciicc mihI was iiolcd 

 al Viiicciiiics, Indiaiiaiiiilis and l.afaycltc. in sonic cases, in liclds nol jirc- 

 \i(iusly in sweet jidlalces. This disease cansed sinnlint;-. yelldwini: <m- wilt- 

 ini,'. and prenialnrc dealli (d' liic \ines and a cdnspicucus i.lackenini; nf ijic 

 inleridi- iK>rli(ins of the stems. 



Fig. 1(1. Sa,-,1 |h.|,-;|, 



Stripe smut caused liy I stilin/a sfridcfuntiis was (-(tllected near Lafayette 

 >y Dr. A. (i. Jehnson. 



Soptoria U-af-spot was wcrso tluin last yeai- and was iiy far ilie most 

 :eri(ius and widespreail iiarasitic disease of fomat<ies. It was .neiierally 

 iresent in gardens and tlie caiininji eroj) and tlie wet weather greatly 

 "avored its development. In many cases extreme defoliation was cansed 

 ind the fruit was exposed to sunscald. In an experimental Meld near 



