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sary merely to descrit)e the symptoms as a help to identifica- 

 tion. About the end of May a white, cobwebby film spreads 

 over the leaf-buds and leaves, and afterwards extends to the 

 young shoots and fruit. When the summer spores are pro- 



Fig. 39 American Ggoseberry Mildew. 



duced, the film assumes a powdery appearance, and gradually 

 the particles thicken and turn brown. Ordinary mildew rarely 

 attacks the fruit, though it does so sometimes. In all cases 

 of doubt the Board should be notified. 



