Pomaceous Fruits 



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Minor diseases 



Brown-rot, Crown-gall, and Hypochnose: see apple. 



MEDLAR 



Though not extensively cultivated the medlar is occa- 

 sionally affected with fungi allied to those present on other 

 pomaceous hosts, e. g. Fabrcea mespili (Sor.) Atk. causing 

 leaf-blight; Oidiuin mespilinuin Thiim, and Sclerotinia lin- 

 hartiana. P. & D. 



