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July 20, 1907. 
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Bdifopiol. 
jfVmwieatv SooseUssij , 
For some months past we have heard a 
deal about the American Gooseberry Mil¬ 
dew (Sphaerotheca mors-uvae), but no 
doubt the descriptions of the disease, 
even when mentioned by writers, pro¬ 
bably conveyed little to the average 
reader who has no knowledge of the mi¬ 
croscopical structure of the fungi caus¬ 
ing plant disease. The Board of Agri¬ 
culture and Fisheries come to the rescue 
with a leaflet describing the structure of 
the fungus, and giving its life history, to¬ 
gether with a method of preventing at¬ 
tack or the treatment to be given to in¬ 
fected bushes. 
That which will appeal most strongly 
to the average reader will be the illustra¬ 
tions giving what we should consider as 
the naked eye appearance of the fungus. 
One illustration is a photographic repro¬ 
duction of some Gooseberry shoots that 
have been affected by the disease, caus¬ 
ing them to become stunted in growth 
and to present a patchy appearance as 
the result of attack. Some fruits at¬ 
tacked are also shown by similar means. 
A coloured illustration of a branch with 
leaves and fruit attacked by this mildew 
will serve to give a better idea than mere 
verbal description. 
The disease first makes its appearance 
as a delicate white mildew on the young 
expanding leaves, and this continues to 
spread until the leaves are badly 
damaged or even destroyed, while the at¬ 
tack has extended to the fruits even of 
some size, so that they become perfectly 
useless for any purpose. 
As cure is impossible, Gooseberry 
growers are recommended to take precau¬ 
tions to prevent the disease from making 
its appearance when the leaves are about 
to commence opening. The bushes 
should be sprayed with liver of sulphur 
at the rate of 1 oz. to 3 gallons of water. 
In the course of 14 to 20 days they should 
be sprayed again with a solution of 1 oz. 
to 2 gallons of water. The leaflet may 
be obtained from the Board of Agricul¬ 
ture and Fisheries, 4, Whitehall Place, 
London, S.W., and it is not necessary 
even to stamp the envelope in making the 
enquiry for it. 
R Jiapdsome Yellow Ltily. 
Lilium monadelphum szovitzianum. 
The typical form of this Lily is com¬ 
paratively rare in gardens, but the variety 
here illustrated is by no means rare in 
gardens, nor is it difficult to cultivate: 
The flowers droop on their stalks and the 
segments are rolled backwards much in 
the same way as those of L. Martagon, 
but the tube is longer than in the typical 
form of the section to which it belongs. 
The whole of the flower is a clear, soft 
yellow of great substance, and there is a 
patch of claret colour at the base of the 
tube outside. The face is finely speckled 
with brownish purple. By these char¬ 
acters it may be generally recognised. 
Those who would cultivate this Lily 
should plant it in a bed of Rhododen¬ 
drons, where peat has been used in which 
to plant them. Failing this a sheltered 
position among other shrubs should be se¬ 
lected and a hole taken out large enough 
to hold a good clump of this Lily. The 
shrubs should not be too high, but jusl 
sufficient to shade the ground and keep 
it cool during the summer months. In 
a season like the present shelter is more 
necessary than shade, but we cannot al 
ways calculate upon a wet season. Con 
sequently the planter would do well tt 
follow the instructions above given. 
It may sometimes happen that a bed 01 
the shady side of a tall tree is at com 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Lilium monadelphum azovitsianum. 
