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as the disease appears ; and by the use of the proper kind of food 

 and cultivation, obtain a healthy growth. If the soil is rich, do 

 not cultivate and apply potash; if poor, use potash, fine ground 

 bone and some nitrogenous material in the fall or early spring. 



Leaf Blight. — This is a disease that attacks the leaves of young 

 seedlings and sometimes of established trees. It is a fungus 

 growth, similar to the grape, strawberry and other leaf diseases, 

 and is remedied only by good cultivation and proper food. It of- 

 ten comes upon the Pear seedlings planted in the nursery in July, 

 when, upon the first indication of its presence, budding must begin, 

 or the leaves will soon fall off and budding cannot be done at all 

 until the following season. 



