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shaded by screens of lath, or similar material. It is 

 important, also, that refuse leaves affected by the dis- 

 ease be gathered and burned. 



Literature. Articles concerning this fungus occur 

 in the United States Department of Agriculture reports 

 for 1886 (pp. 117-120) and 1888 (pp. 308-309); Pul- 



FIG. 63. CELERY LEAF INJURED BY LEAF-BLIGHT. 



letin 2, New Jersey Experiment Station, and 1891 report 

 (pp. 250-253) ; also Bulletin No. 51, New York Experi- 

 ment Station. 



The Celery Leaf=blight 



Septoria petroselini, var. apii 



This is a disease somewhat similar to the blight 

 already described, which attacks all portions of the cel- 

 ery plant except the root. Its presence is commonly 

 first shown by the appearance, on the leaves or stems, of 

 watery areas, which soon afterwards become spotted 



