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31. Chester, F. D. A botanical description of the black-rot of the grape (with figures 
from Ann. Rept., Section of Vegetable Pathology, 1886). Second Annual Re¬ 
port of Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station, 1889, issued February, 
1890. Presents in concise popular form the results of investigations of Sec¬ 
tion Vegetable Pathology, and others, into life history of Lcestadia Bidwellii, 
(Ellis) V. & R. 
32. - Peach yellows, culture tests. Ibid., pp. 92-94. Shows complete failure of 
attempts to produce bacterial colonies in peach-wood infusions or nutrient 
gelatine from portions of the inner bark of diseased twigs. 
33. - The black-rot of the grape controlled by Bordeaux mixture. Ibid., pp. 79-87. 
Offers results of experiments in 1889 on vineyard of 1199 vines, near Smyrna, 
Del. 
34. - Spraying with sulphide of potassium for the scab of the pear. Ibid., pp. 88- 
91. Reports successful experiment near Newark, Del., upon the fruit of 
fourteen pear trees attacked by Fusicladium pyrinum, Fckl. Same found in 
Bull. Del. Ag. Ex. Sta. VIII, March, 1890, p. 11. 
35. - Diseases of alfalfa. Ibid., pp. 94-97. Notices Phacidium medicaginis. 
Lasch., and describes as new Cercospora helvola, Sacc., var. medicaginis, on 
Medicago sativa, with original figure. 
36. Curtiss, George G. Treatment of bitter-rot of the apple. Bull. 11, Sect. Veg. 
Path., U. S. Dept. Ag., p. 38. Reports successful treatment of Glccosporium 
fructigenum, Berk., with potassium sulphide and ammoniacal copper carbonate 
solutions. Prefers latter solution. 
37. Earle, F. S. Experiments with fungicides for plant diseases. Bull. 11, Sect. Veg. 
Path., U. S. Dept. Ag., p. 83. Notes injury to peach and plum leaves trom 
Bordeaux mixture applied for rust (Puccinia pruni, Pers.). 
38. Ellis, J. B., and Everhart, B. M. Notes on a species of Coprinus from Montana 
(with Plate IV). The Microscope, May, 1890, Vol. X, No. 5, p. 129. De¬ 
scribes and figures Coprinus sclerotigenus, E. & E., as new, from Great Falls, 
Montana. 
39. Galloway, B. T. Report on the experiments made in 1889 in the treatment of the 
fungous diseases of plants. Bull. 11, Department of Agriculture, Section of 
Vegetable Pathology. Contains reports on diseases of grape, apple, quince, 
pear, plum, peach, melon, potato, tomato ; with reports of Goff, Howell, 
Holliday, Jaeger, Scribner, Earle, aud Pearson, also summary of volunteer 
reports on treatment of grape diseases, and announcement of new fungi¬ 
cides, translated from Italian of Comes & Deperais. 
40. - Notes on the fungus of apple scab. Bull. No. 59, Mich. Ag. Exp. Sta., April, 
1890, p. 27. 
41. - Pear leaf blight (with tig.). Proc. 15th Aun. Meet. Am. Ass’n. of Nursery¬ 
men, 1890. Gives description of Entomosporium maculatum, L6v., with latest 
methods of treatment. 
42. Goff,* E. S. Treatment of apple scab (with Plate I). Bull. 11, Sect. Veg. Path., 
U. S. Dept. Ag., p. 22. Gives successful results of experiments on twelve 
trees with potassium sulphide, sodium hyposulphite, Beau’s sulphur powder, 
ammoniacal copper carbonate, and Bean’s liquid sulphur preparation. De¬ 
cides in favor of ammoniacal copper carbonate. 
43. - Prevention of apple scab (with fig.). Bull. 23, Uuiv. of Wise., April, 1890. 
Reports experiments made in connection with Sect. Veg. Path, in 1889. Re¬ 
ported in Bull. 11 of the Section of Vegetable Pathology, Dept. Ag. 
44. - Prevention of apple scab, Fusicladium dendriticum, Fckl. The Prairie Far¬ 
mer, April 19, 1890, Vol. 62, No. 16, p. 246. Describes use of fungicides in 
treatment of the disease. 
45. Halsted, B. D. Why not legislate against the black knot. Garden and Forest, 
April 16, 1890, Vol. Ill, No. 112, p. 194. Plowrightia morbosa, (Schw.) Sacc. is 
