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soft rot. The beetles or other insects feeding upon 

 the diseased plants carry the germs to the healthy ones. 

 The germs also live over in the soil. 



Remedies Avoid land which has recently borne 

 diseased potatoes, tomatoes or egg plants. If the 

 disease occurs, all wilting vines should be removed and 

 destroyed at once and the tubers, if stored, should be 

 kept cool and dry. The chief remedial measure con- 

 sists in thorough spraying with arsenites, or Bordeaux 

 mixture and arsenites, to keep the vines free from the 

 insects which carry the germs. 



