CONTENTS 

 PART I 



CHAPTER I 



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The Normal Soil and its Requirements . 3 



CHAPTER II 

 Sick Soils not Influenced by Parasites . 23 



CHAPTER III 



Soil Sickness Due to the Presence of Para- 

 sites Harmful to Plants . . .41 



CHAPTER IV 



Methods of Treating Sick Soils ... 53 



PART II 



CHAPTER V 



The Healthy Host and its Requirements . 63 



CHAPTER VI 



Causes of Diseases in Crops . . 71 



a. Diseases of a Mechanical Nature 

 B. Diseases Due to Physiological Causes 

 c. Diseases of Unknown Origin 



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