comes darker or quite black in color and is seon to "be 

 studded with minute pimples. These are the fruiting 

 of the fungus which causes the rot and contain the 

 spores by which it is propagated. 



Bitter Rot; This rot is similar to the naked eye 

 as the foregoing but produces darker spots and the pulp 

 has a bitter taste. 



Soft Rot: Perhaps this is the most common one of 

 them all and causes more trov-ble to the fruit grov;er. 

 In this form the color of the rotting area is lighter 

 than in the proceeding forms, Being lighter or yellov:- 

 ish brovm and the pulp may become very soft. The fruit 

 ing of this fungus occurs in vfalte rounded tufts upon 

 the surface, the tufts taking on later a bluish color 

 due to the matured spores. 



The spores of the fungi causing these rots are pro- 

 duced in immense numbers, espeoiallj'' in ca,se of the 

 last mentioned form and as they are easily floated by 

 light currents of air, they are widely distributed and 

 in all ordinary forms of handling, apples are more or 

 less exposed to infection by them. However certain 

 precautions v;ill tend to limit the danger. Apples bar- 

 reled in the orchard will be less liable to be infected 



