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Hailed ttith Delight.— TMs work written by one 

 of our most able botanists and foremost authors on fun- 

 gus diseases is copiously illustrated with original draw- 

 ings from nature and '"treats most extensively the fun- 

 gus of the Grape as well as the most important fungus 

 diseases of the Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, etc." He 

 classifies and describes these different fungi in a con- 

 cise and definite manner that any common observer 

 may understand and recognize them. This book has 

 Deen prepared for the vlneyardist, orchardist and gar- 

 dener and treats the subjects in a practical manner, 

 giving the formulas, remedies and the mode of appli- 

 cation. The most interesting and important part of 

 the work is the result of the experiments by different 

 indl^aduals in various sections of the country showing 

 beyond a doubt that if we cannot cure these different 

 diseases we have at least found a remedy by which we 

 can successfully combat them and hold them in check 

 so that we can produce a good crop of fruit. This work 

 should be hailed with delight, and procured and read 

 by every fruit grower, and should give a new impetus 

 particularly to the grape grower, as he appears to have 

 suffered more than his share, by these destructive 

 fungi.— J. Statman. 



A Great Sertio: to Fruit Growers.— I have read 

 with much interest Prof. Scribner's book ''Fungus Dis- 

 eases of the Grape and Other Plants," and am greatly 

 pleased with it. There is no one subject that is now 

 so generally attracting the attention of fruit growers 

 than the subject of "spraying," as upon it at this time, 

 more than upon any other one thing, depends our suc- 

 cess, I commenced spraying my orchards of some five 

 thousand apple and pear trees five years ago, and with 

 increasing satisfaction each year. In my work of look- 

 ing after horticultural interests in the Eleventh Census 

 we have found that the grape growing industry of this 

 country, which now has upwards of $155,000,000 of cap- 

 ital invested, has turned as uf on a pivot from a de- 

 pressed condition to that of a profitable investment in 

 large sections of our country, ou the results of ■ 'spray- 

 lug" as promulgated so generally through the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. Prof. Scribner by bring- 

 ing all the details of this forward step together in such 

 an attractive and practical form has rendered great 

 service to fruit growers.— Mortimer Whitehead, 

 Chief Special Agent U. S- Censxis of 1890. 



A Valuable Work.— I thank you for your courtesy 

 in sending me a copy of Scribner's "Fungus Diseases 

 of the Grape and Other Plants." It is a valuable work. 

 —Joseph Harris. 



Clearly and Thoroughly Treated.— Prof. Scrib- 

 ner's "Fungus Diseases of the Grape.etc," has been re- 

 ceived and examined. I find the matter very clearly 

 and thoroughly treated so that anyone of ordinary in- 

 telligence can understand it. A copy of it should be 

 in the hands of everv fruit grower, and thoroughly 

 studied.— E. A. Riehl, President Horticultural So- 

 ciety of Southern Illinois. 



