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seeds of flowering plants in being a point from which a new plant 

 springs) we have definite knowledge to act on. 



Such measures as clearing away infested roots from the fields 

 instead of ploughing in the remains ; on no account allowing manure 

 to be infested by letting roots rotting from this disease to be thrown to 

 it ; ploughing to a depth which may bury down the spores so deeply 

 that they will not be brought up again, and such rotation of crop (and 

 eradicating of weeds liable to infestation) which will give time for the 

 brunt of the Slime Fungi to have died out before new sowings of 

 Turnip or Cabbage are submitted to them, are measures which will all 

 tend to lessen presence of the pest. So also are dressings of the land, 

 which may destroy the pest outright in the surface soil, and which 

 may supply the food needed for the crop growth. 



All these measures are quite sure to do good ; but also (indirectly), 

 I think, we should much benefit by it being generally known that this 

 attack of Anbury, Finger-and-Toe, or Club is entirely and absolutely 

 distinct in its nature from any insect attack. 



Applications of lime and gas-lime, and also destroying infested 

 roots, are good measures for checking various of the Turnip and 

 Cabbage-root insect attacks which are most frequently confused with 

 Finger-and-Toe ; but there are points in which the treatment for these 

 and for the Fungus disease run on quite different lines, and from the 

 specimens and enquiries sent to myself, I should say that both valuable 

 crops, and cost of labour and applications, were being wasted year by 

 year for want of just a very little knowledge, which would immediately 

 give the key to open out to each grower, from his own consideration of 

 the subject, the course of treatment needed. 



