FUNGI INJURIOUS TO THE QUINCE. 151 
fruit of the quince is shown in Fig. 140. If, for exam- 
ple, worthless or neglected pear trees are standing near 
quince trees that are troubled with the spot, it may 
be that the former are the source of infection for the 
latter, and should be removed. ‘The rule works in the 
opposite direction as well, and a hedgerow of starved 
Fig. 140 BADLY SPOTTED QUINCE. 
quince trees may be a menace to the choice sorts of pears 
growing near by. 
Bad as the fruit spot may be, it can be controlled, in 
great measure, by thorough spraying, thanks to the pro- 
longed tests of fungicides in this direction at several 
experiment stations. 
THe Brack Ror oF THE QUINCE (Spheropsis ma- 
lorum, Peck).—A common, and therefore destructive, 
decay of the quince appears upon the fruit when it is 
