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Cotton. disease on leaf. Rust Plate 3.  Fungoid Disease
1.  Leaf as beginning to rust  2. Leaf as rusted.  3. very bad case of rust. Leaf as
ready to fall. last stage of disease  4. Leaf as presenting the appearance of Rust.
but which on examination with a magnifying glass will be found to be caused by the
attack of a minute Arachnid. commonly known as the red spider. in this case the back
of the leaf is generally covered with a web.  5. the Acarus or red spider green and 
apparently young  6. side view of red spider magnified.  7. dorsal view..
This red spider attacks the leaf of the cotton plant in a manner similar to the acarus
of Europe.
sulfur has. been recommended as a remedy when dusted in a dry powdered state on the
plants, when moist, or applied when the flour of sulpher is mixed with a very small
quantity of
"unslacked" or "slacking" lime in powder & then gradually mingled with water.
T Glover

        