1334 Tur Vecetasie Inpustrry in New York State 
White Pickle, Fig. 391. Fruits are light colored and stunted. 
They are often mottled with yellow and green. The green blotches 
ay stand out as warts. The leaves turn yellow and affected 
plants eventually die. The disease has been known only a few 
years but occurs in many localities. Nothing is known in regard 
to its nature, cause or remedies. The same or a very similar 
disease is destructive to greenhouse cucumbers in some localities. 
Fic. 390.— Cucumpers DowNy MitpEw — EARLY STAGE 
LETTUCE 
Tip Burn. The edges of the leaves die and turn brown, making 
the product less salable and in severe cases decreasing yields. 
Various combinations of climatic conditions, resulting in a too 
rapid loss of moisture from the lettuce leaves, are responsible for 
the disease. It is usually brought about by two or three warm, 
moist days, resulting in a soft, watery growth, followed by a warn, 
bright day, when there is a rapid loss of moisture. Under glass 
