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PLANT DISEASES 



DISEASE OF YOUNG FRUIT-TREES 



(Eutypella prunastri, Sacc.) 



During the past few years young fruit-trees have in 

 several places suffered severely from the attacks of a 



FIG. i. Eutypella prunastri. i, portion of stem of a 

 plum-tree, showing the conidial condition of the fungus 

 growing in the living bark ; 2, portion of stem showing the . 

 second condition of the fungus on dead bark. Nat. size. 



minute and very inconspicuous fungus. Apples, pears, 

 and plums, more especially the variety called 'Victoria,' 



