144 ASPARAGUS 



asparagus rust is of a sporadic nature, and is not 

 likely to cause much harm in the future, provided 

 attention is given to the produdlion of vigorous plants. 



ASPARAGUS LEOPARD SPOT 



Attention was called to this new disease by Prof. 

 W. G. Johnson, in Bulletin No. 50, Maryland Experi- 

 ment Station, September, 1897. It was observed in a 

 limited area in the asparagus growing section on the 

 eastern shore of Maryland. The disease belongs to 

 the group of anthracnoses, and is regarded by Dr. B. 

 D. Halsted as a new species. In some places growers 

 have mistaken it for the work of asparagus beetles. 

 In general apearance it is very striking, the charadler- 

 istic spots resembling the coat of the leopard. It has, 

 therefore, been called ' ' asparagus leopard spot," to dis- 

 tinguish it readil}^ from rust. The disease has been 

 found only in a comparatively small area, but, no 

 doubt will be found in other places later. Aspara- 

 gus growers should, therefore, be on their guard and 

 watch it. The remedies thus far successfully used are 

 the same as those for rust. 



