Pear. 



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PEAR. 

 FUNGOUS DISEASES. 



Leaf Blight; Fruit Spot (Entomosporium maculatum, Lev.). 

 Description. The leaves, stems, and fruit of the pear are sub- 



FIG. 69. Pear leaf blight. 



ject to the attacks of the leaf blight fungus. Quince trees suffer 

 in the same manner. The disease appears as soon as the first 

 leaves are developed, or, if the weather is dry, it may not cause 

 any injury until midsummer. The leaves become dotted with 

 reddish-brown spots which gradually increase in size, coalesce, 



