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Selby, A. D. 



1900. Sooty Fungus and Fly-speck Fungus. Leptothyrium pomi 



(Mont. & Fr.) Sacc.) In A Condensed Handbook of the 

 Diseases of Cultivated Plants in Ohio. Ohio Agr. Exp. 

 Sta. Bui. 121, p. 13-14, fig. 12. 

 Describes fungus. Thought to spread in storage. Con- 

 trol measures are recommended. First to place 

 the two under one technical name. 



Clinton, G. P. 



1901. Nomenclature. In Apple Scab. 111. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 67, 



p. 124. 



After an examination of Schweinitz' original specimen 



of Dothidea pomigena, concludes that it is not the 



scab fungus as generally suspected, but more like 



the "fly-speck fungus" in its macroscopic appearance. 



Orton, W. A. 



1902-07. Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck. In Yearly Summary of 

 Plant Diseases in the United States. Dept. of Agr. Year- 

 books, 1902, p. 715; 1905, p. 603; 1906, p. 499; 1907, 

 p. 577. 

 Reports occurrence of the "diseases" when common 

 in the various states. 



Saccardo, P. A. 



1902. Leptothyrium Pomi (Mont, et Fr.) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 16, p. 



986. 

 Gives a technical Latin description. Uncertain as to 

 spores being present. Reports fungus on apples in 

 Italy. 



Clinton, G. P. 



1903. Fly Speck. Sooty Blotch. In Notes on Parasitic Fungi. 



Conn. Agr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 1903, p. 299-302. 

 Brief descriptive notes. 



Faurot, F. W. 



1903. Sooty Mold. Leptothyrium pomi (Mont. & Fr.) Sacc.) 



In Rpt. of Fungous Diseases Occurring on Cultivated 



Plants during the Season of 1902. Mo. State Fruit Exp. 



Sta. Bui. 6, p. 8-9. 



A minor trouble but very common. Fly Speck also 



caused by same fungus. List of susceptible apple 



varieties given. Spraying with Bordeaux mixture 



controls the "disease." 



Lamson, H. H. 



1903. Sooty Spot. Apple. Pear. In Fungous Diseases and Spray- 

 ing. N. H. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 101, p. 60-61, 65. 



Description of fungus. Satisfactory results from spray- 

 ing recorded. 



