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CHAPTER 7. F. E. Weiss 
MALFORMATIONS AND INJURIES. 
Malformations arising as sports or by malnutrition. 
Healing of wounds. Injuries due to lightning, frost, etc. 
Harmful effect of smoke and fog. 
CHaPrer §&. Wilfrid Robinson 
FUNGI AS A CAUSE OF DISEASE IN PLANTS. 
Common fungi, mushrooms, toadstools and moulds. How 
they live. Saprophytes and Parasites. The “Damping-off” 
disease of Seedlings caused by the fungus Pythium. Life 
Story, means of spreading and living in the soil, pre- 
cautionary measures. 
CHAPTER 0. Wilfrid Robinson 
DISEASES OF ROOTS AND TUBERS. 
Fingers-and-Toes of Turnips, Cabbages, etc. Habits and 
life history of the fungus. Remedial treatment. “ Liming ” 
of the soil, etc. Similar’ diseases, ¢.g., Black Scab or Wart 
Disease of Potatoes, “ Spongy Scab,” etc. 
CHAPTER 10. Wilfrid Robinson 
A DISEASE OF LEAVES, SHOOTS AND TUBERS. 
The Late-Blight disease of potatoes. Symptoms and 
means of spreading. Diseased tubers and the wintering of 
the fungus. Treatment of the disease, spraying and the use 
of resistant varieties. 
CHAPTER 11. Wilfrid Robinson 
DISEASES OF LEAVES AND SHOOTS (contd.). 
Black-Leg or Wilt Disease of Asters. Tomato-leaf rust 
or mould. lLeaf-blotch of Cucumber. Mildews' of Roses, 
Gooseberries, etc. 
CHAPTER 12. Wilfrid.Robinson 
DIseEaSES OF LEAVES (condéd.). 
Rusts. The Wheat Rust. Life Story of the fungus, 
relation to the Barberry. _The Mint Rust and Hollyhock 
Rust as examples of other Rust diseases. 
CHAETER 13. A. D. Imms 
INJURIOUS ANIMALS OTHER THAN INSECTS. 
Injurious and beneficial Animals. Birds and the need 
for scientific investigation with reference to their food at 
different seasons of the year. Eelworms and more especially 
the Stem Eelworm and the Knot Root Eelworm. Pul- 
monate Molluscs (Snails and Slugs). The Black Currant 
Gall Mite. 
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