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has been, however, to thoroughly cover the phiiits with Bordeaux 

 mixture/' 



Professor Stewart writ<'s for New York: "I am sorry to say that 

 I can give you little delinite information except for eastern Long 

 Island. I have just returned from a trip to that section, and I find 

 that there the rust is somewhat more destructive than it was in 1901. 

 ^lany of the young buds are considerably injured by the disease, the 

 plants being already dead or brown, but the majority of the older beds 

 are only moderately affected and are still very largely green. The 

 few Ixnls which I have observed in Central New York are very slightly 

 affected, and my impression is that there is not much of the disease in 

 this part of the State." 



From Delaware, Professor Chester reports as follows : "I have found 

 the rust generally prevalent throughout Delaware during the present 

 season, but probably not more abundant than last year. I have, how- 

 ever, only general impressions to convey on the subject." 



Professor Buckhout writes for Pennsylvania: "Up to the time of 

 receiving your letter I had not noticed any asparagus rust on our bed, 

 but on looking it over to-day I find there is quite a showing, though 

 hardly so much as in previous years; certainly no more. I may say 

 that we have done no spraying and that our bed is small, scarcely, if 

 any, over one-fourth acre. The general course of the growing season 

 has been as follows: A dryer than usual spring, culminating with 

 unsasonably dry, dusty weather up to June 10th. Rain then began 

 and was almost daily until about July 15th to 20th, when there was 

 a gradual diminishing until August 1st. August was midsummer 

 dryness, unbroken by rain until September 12th, but no rains of con- 

 sequence until September 25th." 



For Virginia, Professor Alwood sends the following: "This year 

 the asparagiis rust has appeared in our plantations here. As it ap- 

 peared in some young plants set last spring, 1 have no hesitancy in 

 saying that the fungus must have been brought from the nursery. 

 These plants were purchased at a small nursery near Richmond, which 

 would go to show that the territory is infested ; and I doubt not that 

 this disease is prevalent about Richmond, as it is at some points along 

 the coast." 



Professor Selby reports for Ohio: "I can give you but little new 

 information concerning asparagus rust. Indeed, I have no definite 

 •notes save the general one that it has become spread over almost the 

 •entire State, locallv." 



