222 DISEASES OF ECONOMIC PLANTS 



usually begins on the lower side of the fruit, resulting in 

 shrunken diseased areas over which the skin remains un- 



FiG. 103. — Muskmelon 0.3 hours after inoculation with Giddings germ. 

 After Giddings. 



broken. The flesh near the infection point becomes com- 

 pletely decayed and has an offensive odor. 



