Symptoms 



Anemone. 



Rhizome. — Large hard, blackish masses of 

 mycelium replacing rhizomes, white within and 

 waxy to cut ; producing brown cup-shaped 

 fruits in spring. Sclerotinia tvherosa. Dig up 

 and bum when fruits are seen. 



Foliage. — Cluster cups (species of Aecidium, 

 often forms of Pv£cinia), forming spots on stalk 

 and blade. Affected plants are often taUer 

 than normal. 



ANTIREHINirM. 



Stem and Foliage. — Pale brown or almost 

 white roundish or elliptical spots with minute 

 black dots upon them. Septoria antirrhini. 

 Spray with potassium sulphide or Bordeaux 

 mixture (7). 

 Apple. 



Boot. — Large globular swellings about the 

 size of a golf ball (larger or smaller), generally 

 with a corrugated surface. Crown gall, due to 

 Bacillus tumefaciens. Not a serious disease in 

 this country. Cut off and bum affected roots 

 when planting. 



Stem. — Areas eaten out, as it were, down to 

 the wood, the edges of the wound showing 

 attempts to heal which have failed ; in winter 

 having the roimd bright red fruits of the fungus 

 upon the dead healing tissue, in spring the 

 brownish mounds of fungus mycelium. Canker, 

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