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American Gooseberry Mildew. [dec, 



pass before again stocking their ground with bushes. In 

 forming new plantations they should place them as far away 

 from infected land as is practicable. 



The coloured plate facing p. 546 illustrates the winter stage 

 of the disease. 



The Board have received fiom the Worcestershire County 

 Council the following information as to the existence of 

 American Gooseberry Mildew in that 

 American Gooseberry county. This brings up to date the 

 Mildew in Worcester- particulars given by Mr. K. G. Furley 

 shire. in last month's issue of this Journal : — 



On 13th November a careful inspection 

 was made of the gooseberry plantations at Lenchwick and 

 Pinvin, which had been officially treated on behalf of the 

 County Council for American Gooseberry Mildew. There are 

 ten plantations at Lenchwick and three at Pinvin. The 

 disease is very bad in one plantation ; bad in three or parts of 

 three plantations ; and slight in seven plantations. The whole 

 of these plantations have been sprayed ; ten have been sprayed 

 seven times and one five times. 



In the case of two plantations the results are more satis- 

 factory so far as they go. Two rows of Red Warrington were 

 reported to be diseased last spring ; they were pruned but not 

 sprayed, and at the present time show no signs of disease. 

 This was also the case with an adjoining plantation which 

 was affected last spring, where the trees had been pruned by 

 the owner and sprayed seven times. 



Summer Pruning. — In the case of one plantation at Lench- 

 wick which was badly affected ; part of the plantation near 

 the road and occupied by young trees was pruned in July. 

 This part of the plantation was almost free from disease. 

 Very slight traces of +he disease were found, and it must be 

 classed as very lightly affected. 



A gooseberry plantation at Uphampton was found to be 

 diseased last spring and the following measures were adopted : 

 (1) severe pruning ; (2) immediate spraying with the " Woburn 

 Wash," consisting of ij lb. sulphate of copper, 2 lb. caustic 

 soda, 5 pints paraffin, \ lb. quicklime to gallons of water ; 



