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H^^^"^ ^I-^'^ METHODS.-The knowledge of fun- 

 gous diseases of plants has, within comparatively few 

 years, been supplemented by so many valuable practical 

 experiments on the relative merits of different chemli 

 calsin checking their growth, and by the invention of 



J^l^ftr'^^'^PP^T^/^^" mosfefflciS way, 



that there was need of a compact popular summary of 

 the subject for the use of farmers and frlSSsers 

 ""'e book of Prof. Scrlbne?* 

 Which gives a popular account more esFeclally of the 



?inf&w?rfhv^r';^"^.^^«^"^«^^^^^ 



vine, followed by shorter chapters on various disease! 



rts^^TheSSr;"'.' P!,""^^' P^^«^«« and raspS?!^ 

 Wrr^TS.^^i''^^^''?^''^ ^"^hor is to show the 

 of fh^f. remedies,and the descriptions, 



of the fungi which cause the various diseases arp dP 

 signed to enable tbos« who are not well informed witt 

 regard to fungi to recognize with as little difflcultv S 

 possible the distinctive characters of the diffeTent dlf 

 eases as a preliminary step in applvinTthrremedies" 

 Thecompassof the book prevents any exteS ac- 

 count of the different fungi, but those which afflct the 

 grape are given with sufflcient fullness for all Scti- 

 cal purposes. A more extended introductory chapVer 

 on the general characters of fungi wou d, how2?er 

 ^flL^r^^ ^ ""^^"^ purpose. A considerab e mmS 

 of woodcuts gi ve the gross and miscrocopic appearancJ 

 of the fungi and the appliances for sprinkling It i?tS 

 StivefvlSSilh' ^'•^ not numbe??a con 'ec? 



hoX 7'/^°^® Irregularity of the numbering makes 



eS to thp "i^ raf i.'^T^- ^^'■^^ ^« ^« recomS^nd- 

 nf f v33® number of persons who need a summary 

 of this imporiant subject with a view to making a S-S 

 anirTlT '''' l^nowledge acquiredl-Garcferi 



o„H?^!^°^i*"'^^^^*''^^» PRACTicAL.-Fungi have been 

 subjects of special study with Prof. Scribner and hP 

 consequently one of the foremost aSSrlties in the 

 country upon that subject. He treats the various fun- 

 gus diseases presented in this book thoroughly bS 

 briefly and practically. Their first appearlnce and 



o??hP^r ^v , w^^i'^P"'^^*' t« consummatlSa 



of their evil work, are fully describedin terse and rom 

 prehenslye terms, and the nature of eS:h disease and 

 S'beuse5inJS^"^""° ^^^^ tSe Remedies 



PxtPn^iv<2v^?/"''*^^ ""l application. He treats most 

 extensively of fungus diseases of the grape, but also 

 Pelr neaih ^nnir' '""^ ^"^^"^ diseases of the apple? 



