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patches, in which condition it is often known as ''freckles." 

 When very severe it will cause the fruit to be somewhat 

 dwarfed in size, and make the flesh crack open, thereby 

 exposing it to attacks of black rot. 



It usually occurs along in the same orchards with 

 brown rot, and has always been a troublesome disease to 

 control, although it is well known now that it can be kept in 

 perfect control by spraying during the summer season with 

 self-boiled lime-sulphur. This material should be made and 

 applied in the same manner as for the control of brown rot. 

 In orchards that are sprayed for brown rot there will be but 

 little trouble from scab. 



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A well developed case of peach scab. The skin cracked 

 open, exposing the flesh to infection of brown rot. 



Pear 

 Blight 



This disease is very widespread in the United States, 

 occurring in every pear growing section, and has practical- 



