Symptoms 



light yellowish patches appear in the leaves 

 is probably of bacterial origia but awaits inves- 

 tigation. 



GOOSBBEERY. 



Stem. — Shoots die, the foliage withering; 

 tufts of grey fungus spores appear on dead or 

 dying pariis. Die back due to Botrytis sp. 

 Prune out. Keep bushes in healthy growth by 

 manvu-ing. 



Stem, Foliage, and Fruit. — Greyish white 

 powdery mildew on stem, foliage, and fruit, 

 later turning dark brown, and bearing minute 

 deep brown globular fruits ; forming a brown 

 felt on stem generally near tip. Growth 

 stunted. American Gooseberry mildew — 

 Sphaerotheca Mors-uvae. Cut off all tips of 

 shoots of affected plantation in early autumn, 

 and burn them. Pick and bum affected berries. 

 Spray with liver of sulphur (half summer 

 strength for tender varieties). 



Foliage. — Grejdsh powdery growth on leaves, 

 which are usually only sHghtly affected, gener- 

 ally not attacking stems or fruit. Not forming 

 a felt nor becoming dark brown. European 

 Gooseberry mildew — Microsphaera Grossulariae. 

 Spray with soda-Bordeaux mixture (7). 



Yellow spots on one side of leaf, yeUow- 

 bordered red spot on other, bearing longish 

 cups with white fringed margin filled with 

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