514 SHANKING. 



ment between the temperature of the soil and that 

 of the air. It is particularly liable to appear after 

 a long, cold rain. Thorough drainage is an efficient 

 remedy. The rotting of the berry results from the 

 same cause. 



The preceding chapter is only an outline of the 

 treatise which such a subject deserves. As was 

 suggested at the outset, it treats only of the more 

 common maladies, and is but introductory to a 

 work, more strictly scientific, which may hereafter 

 be given to the public. 



