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as trees which are well sprayed with fungicides, as for 

 brown rot or black knot, are not attacked by the pocket 

 fungus, or if they are, to only a slight and insignificant 

 extent. 



Strawberries 

 Strawberry Leaf Spot 



This disease appears upon the leaves of the strawberry 

 at about the time of flowering. At first these spots are 

 purplish, later becoming greyish at the center, while the 

 margins are red, and if the leaf is much affected the entire 



Characteristic appearance of strawberry leaf spot. 



leaf may become reddened. Control of this disease can 

 be had by spraying the plants before flowering with bor- 

 deaux, and if the disease is troublesome later in the season 

 it may be advisable to cut off the leaves and burn them. 



