144 ASPARAGUS 
asparagus rust is of a sporadic nature, and is not 
likely to cause much harm in the future, provided 
attention is given to the production of vigorous plants. 
ASPARAGUS LEOPARD SPOT 
Attention was called to this new disease by Prof. 
W. G. Johnson, in Bulletin No. 50, Maryland Experi- 
ment Station, September, 1897. It was observed ina 
limited area in the asparagus growing section on the 
eastern shore of Maryland. The disease belongs to 
the group of anthracnoses, and is regarded by Dr. B. 
D. Halsted as a newspecies. In some places growers 
have mistaken it for the work of asparagus beetles. 
In general apearance it is very striking, the chara¢ter- 
istic spots resembling the coat of the leopard. It has, 
therefore, been called ‘‘ asparagus leopard spot,’’ to dis- 
tinguish it readily from rust. The disease has been 
found only in a comparatively small area, but, no 
doubt will be found in other places later. Aspara- 
gus growers should, therefore, be on their guard and 
watch it. The remedies thus far successfully used are 
the same as those for rust. 
