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SCLEROTINIA DISEASE 



and many other plants. The spores of the Sclerotinia, 

 he thinks, must have been introduced to the greenhouse 

 with the soil or with manure, and therefore the Sweet Pea 

 crop ought not to follow a crop of Lettuces which suf- 

 fered from this disease. The same fungus can also at 

 any time and in certain climatic conditions attack Sweet 

 Peas out of doors. 



Sterilized Soil Sick Soil 



Result of Sclerotinia Disease 



"In regard to anthracnose, it was first described by 

 Prof. Sheldon of the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. It is apparently an old disease known under 

 the name of ' wilt ' or ' drop.' In some works it is spoken 



