Rorer: Bacterial Disease of the Peach 



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are so strikingly similar in both microscopic and macroscopic 

 appearance to the young bacterial spots on the plum, especially 

 those resulting from late infections, that it may be safely assumed 

 that Bacterium pruni is the cause of this disease also. 



The writer is planning to continue the investigation of these 

 diseases through another season in order to establish more 

 definitely their relationship. 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Washington, D. C. 



