THE BERMUDA LILY DISEASE. 



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Underground troubles are the least readily investi- 

 gated, but none the less fatal. If a plant looks pale and 

 there is a drying of the edges of the leaf, it is always well 

 to look for mischief at the roots. 



THE BERMUDA LILY DISEASE. 



For a number of years florists have been troubled by 

 a disease that has attacked their Easter lilies. While 

 Lilium Harrisii has been most commonly attacked, it 



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FIG. 125. PLANTS AFFECTED BT LILY DISEASE. 



has also appeared on L. longiflorum and occasionally on 

 L. auratum and L. candidum. It shows in the spotting 

 of the leaves and of the bulbs themselves, and in the 

 dwarfing and distorting of the leaves and flowers. "Upon 

 the leaves, where they show as yellowish-white sunken 

 streaks, the spots are often quite numerous. These en- 

 large and finally the leaves severely attacked shrivel, and 

 dry so that the plant is ruined (Fig. 125). The disease 



