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OPINIONS OF THE PRES$. 



AN Excellent Manual for the Fruit Grotter.— 

 Mr. Lamson-Scribner who Is a well known authority on 

 the subject which he here treats,embodies In a book of 

 :some 150 pages a scieniiflc account, in popular style, of 

 several of the most troublesome fungi which prey upon 

 ■our vines and fruit trees. The special subjects are the 

 :BIack Rot, the Bitter Rot, the White Rot, the Brown 

 Rot and the Powdery Mildew of the Grape, the Grape 

 Leaf Blight the Root Rot of theVine. caused by two spe- 

 cies of fungus, Anthracnose and Bird's Eye Rot of the 

 Grape, Black Rot of the Apple, Apple Rust and Cedar 

 Apples, Apple Scab, the Leaf Blight of the Pear, the 

 Plum Rot, Black Knot of the Plum and Cherry, Leaf- 

 -spot Disease of the Plum and Cherry, Powdery Mildew 

 •of the Cherry, Peach-Leaf Curl, and Raspberry An- 

 thracnose. These subjects are all carefully considered, 

 the fungi particularly described and the best mode of 

 treatment Indicated. The book is an excellent manual 

 for the fruit grower, who should consult it and follow 

 Its didvice.—Vick'ft Magazine, 



The Work well Performed— The want of a treat- 

 ise of this kind has been long felt by the fruit-growers 

 ■of America. Much useful information on the treat- 

 ment of plant diseases has appeared from time to time 

 in the Experiment Station and Department of Agricul- 

 ture bulletins, but these publications are not available 

 to the vast majority of fruit growers. In the book be- 

 fore us Professor Scribner has brought together into 

 succinct form a full and plain account of all the diseases 

 affecting grapes and other fruits in various parts of the 

 country, to which have been added simple directions 

 for their treatment and ultimate eradication. After 

 explaining very satisfactorily what fungi are, the vari- 

 ous diseases of the grape root, vine, leaf, and fruit are 

 "fully considered, and, as the author is high authority 

 on the subject, vineyardists need not hesitate to follow 

 his directions. Nine diseases of the grape are thus 

 elaborated. Next come the diseases of the apple, 

 pear, quince, plum, cherry, peach, and raspberry. All 

 the subjects discussed have been beautifully illustrated 

 with drawings from nature by the author and they 

 serve well the purpose of ginng the reader an intelli- 

 gent idea of the appearance of these minute yet terri- 

 bly destructive parasitic plants. Both author and pub- 

 lishers have performed their work well, and every vine- 

 yardist and orchardist who fails to secure a copy of 

 this treatise for daily reference will "miss It*' when he 

 •comes to gather his fruits next fall.— American Ag- 

 riculturist, 



Fruit Growers Should Possess It.— It is written 

 In such plain language that the reader of ordinary in-' 

 telligence can understand it and the illustrations, 

 largely maenifled, show what a field of life there is in 

 this part of the invisible world. Every careful and in- 

 telligent fruit grower should possess this valuable 

 liandbook.— T?i6 Philadelphia Press. 



