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Practical  Hints  on  Fruit  Farmwg. 
currant  plants  are  strongly  advised  to  have  i them  inspected  and 
certified  as  free  from  “ Big-Bud,”  by  a qualified  expert,  before 
running  the  risks  incident  to  the  planting  of  infested  shoots. 
Fig.  10. — A,  Infested  black-currant  twig,  showing  old  wood  with  dead  buda 
and  new  wood  with  sound  and  diseased  buds.  B,  The  mite  enlarged 
about  200  times,  ventral  view. 
Barming  House,  Maidstone. 
Charles  Whitehead. 
