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attacked, they turn brown, thus calhng forth the name 

 " brown rot." The berry in dying shrivels and becomes 

 wrinkled, but does not become hard and dry, as in the case 

 of the black rot. The disease is usually more troublesome 

 in the early part of the season than in autumn. 



Fig. 73. — Bird's eye on the fruit. After Paddock. 



Effective management requires early spraying, though 

 sometimes it may be found advantageous also to protect 

 the leaves after harvest for the future good of the vine. 

 Bordeaux mixture or ammoniacal copper carbonate are the 

 most suitable fungicides. 



