90 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 



When the disease is first observed, cutting away the affected 

 leaves, before the spores are ripe, is the best way of dealing 

 with it. 



Fairy-Ring (Heterosporium echinulatuni) is, in many 

 respects, similar to the Carnation-spot, but in this the 

 fairy-ring-like spots extend and grow together, consuming 

 the tissues of the leaves, and leaving them in parts dried 

 and withered. I know of nothing better than pulling 

 off, close to the stem, the affected leaves, and burning 

 them, then employing the same fungicides in spray form 

 as recommended for Rust. As a safeguard against these 

 and other diseases, attend strictly to cultural details, and 

 thereby build up a strong, healthy plant, which under good 

 management will better withstand the attacks of disease 

 and insect pests than poor and badly grown specimens. 



