150 QUINCE CULTURE. 
shape of the spores, shown in Fig. 139, has received the 
generic name of Hntomosporium, or spore resembling an 
insect, while the last part of the botanical name, macu- 
latum, means spot. In other words, the name when 
freely translated is as descriptive of the fungus as it well 
could be. The destruction which this fungus does to 
the quinces is second only to the ravages it works in the 
pear orchard, some varieties of the latter fruit failing 
unless saved, as they can be, by spraying. If it were 
Fig. 139, SPORES OF QUINCE-SPOT FUNGUS. 
confined to the fruit the damage might be less, but both 
quince and pear leaves suffer heavily. They become 
spotted and early fall away, leaving the branches bare, 
with their spotted and stunted fruit in full sight. It 
goes without further remark that the tree must hold its 
leaves green throughout the season to do the best work, 
and the fruit is dependent upon the foliage for its sus- 
tenance; therefore, anything that defoliates is injurious 
to the fruit, even if the latter in itself is not subject to 
attack from the same enemy. A view of a badly spotted 
