EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT 297 



Squashes suffered from the dry, hot weather and one plot of 

 summer sorts was saved by irrigation without any attendant out- 

 break of (hseases. In September the downy mildew was abun- 

 dant and suggested the possible necessity of spraying for its pre- 

 vention in coming years. 



Peas do well as an early crop and seem to get ahead of their 

 troubles, which appear in full force when any attempt is made 

 to grow a late or second crop. Mildew and pod-spot are the 

 leading enemies but these seem only an incident and the hot dry 

 weather the chief reasons for failure. 



Eggplants have been unusually free from the leaf blight, but 

 as the fruits are not removed when market-mature, they decay 

 considerably before they are seeded. 



. Peppers are a new field crop and the foliage of all the varieties 

 has been particularly clean. Occasionally a plant has wilted in 

 the most trying hot weather and afterward died. Only a few of 

 the ripe fruits have shown the anthracnose. 



Udo has been the most conspicuous of the blighted plants upon 

 all the grounds. Last season saw but a few plants left of the 

 many in the block and now these are practically worthless. This 

 Japanese salad plant, while of high table quality, seems unsuited 

 to the conditions that obtain here. 



