20 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



{GloiiicrcUa Riifoniaciilaiis) was in part responsible. The 

 l^itter rot is the fnngns that causes so much injury in the or- 

 chards of some of tlie apple growers in southern and central 

 United States. Here in Connecticut it has been found on a 

 number of our pomaceous fruits, but until now had not been 

 reported on the grape. As it does not do much damage on its 

 other hosts in this state, very likely it does not injure the grape 

 so seriously as it would further south. Another grape trouble 

 complained of was the shelling off of the mature berries of 

 certain varieties, especially of the Niagara. This is a trouble 

 that has been attrilnited to various causes of a non-parasitic 

 nature. Idiere was more or less rot associated with the trouble, 

 but the fungus causing it was not determined. Berries on 

 the ground in time developed the fruiting stage of a fungus 

 (Macrophoimi sp. ) that is usually classified only as a sapro- 

 phyte. The Concord grapes of cold storage were injured more 

 or less after getting on the market, especially toward the end of 

 their season, by the common blue mold (Peiiicilliitni glaiicum). 

 I'he most injurv was in the baskets where the berries were more 

 or less mashed or cracked by the packing or handling. 



Miisknicloii. llie downy mildew {Pcronoplasinopara 

 Cuhcnsis) and the leaf mold [Altcnutria Brassicoc var. iiigrcs- 

 cciis) of the muskmelon were again in evidence in some of the 

 fields, but with less injury than in the past, so that there were 

 at least some Connecticut-grown melons on the market. 



Peach. This was an unusual year for the peach in Con- 

 necticut, there being a good crop of fair cjuality that was 

 almost exempt from injury by the brown rot fungus (Sclcro- 

 t'uiia fnicfigciia) that only the previous year caused such great 

 injurv. Some of the earliest varieties suffered, as they will 

 under almost anv condition, but even with these the injury was 

 less than usual. 'Idie whole explanation lies in the fact that 

 the weather during the liarvest was of the right kind — bright 

 and dry. 



Rasphcrrw It is not often we have a conspicuous fungous 

 trouble of a plant and a fair crop from it tlie same year. Such, 

 however, was partially the case the past year with the rasp- 

 berry. The vield of this fruit was fair while the quality was 

 unusuallv good. .\t the same time the wilt fungus {Conio- 



