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Grape. 



Black Rot (Cniignardiia Bidtcclii). This trouble seems to 

 have been worse last year than the year before, especially in 

 vineyards that have not been sprayed from year to year. 



JViiitcr Injury. A peculiar case of what appears to have been 

 winter injury resulting from the December freeze occurred on 

 European grapes grown under glass at New Haven. The 

 injured vines sent out a conspicuous morbid knotted growth, 

 usually near their base. As the trouble has been reported 

 before in this country on grapes grown out-doors, attention is 

 called to it here in the hope of receiving further information. 



Musk Melon. 



Downy Mildew. (Plasmopara Cubensis), etc. The past sea- 

 son has been very unfavorable for musk melons aside from 

 any fungous trouble. The seed came up poorly and the wet, 

 cold weather retarded the growth of the vines. The middle 

 of August found no melons ready for the market and few home- 

 grown ones found their way there later. The downy mildew 

 which has proved so serious for several years past, was later 

 in appearing and less destructive last year than the previous 

 year. Anthracnose, leaf mold and wilt, however, were perhaps 

 more common than usual. A new trouble, called scab, that 

 causes sunken areas on the vines and fruit, which become cov- 

 ered with an olive moldy growth, appeared in early August and 

 did some damage. On the whole, spraying last season was 

 not very satisfactory, partially because of unfavorable weather 

 conditions to induce proper growth. The lateness and mild- 

 ness of the attack of the mildew may indicate that it is dis- 

 appearing just as it did some years ago. If this is the case, 

 melon growers need hardly become so discouraged as to give 

 up their culture as some are doing. 



Peach. 



Brozi'n Rot (Sclerotinia friictif^eiia). As there were very few 

 peaches last year their fungous troubles did not attract especial 

 attention. The trouble that is usually most serious, brown rot, 

 was much less destructive than usual, especially to early varie- 

 ties. As this fungus likes to play havoc where the peaches 



