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on about. twenty-four hours after the spores were put into bean 
broth. At this stage some of the hyphae were already septate 
and branched. The appearance of the hyphae scemed to be influ- 
enced somewhat by the media in which they are grown. 
PREVALENCE IN WESTERN New Yorx.— Reports as to the preva- 
lence of bean anthracnose have been received frow fifty-seven 
farmers representing nearly every county in western New York. 
When the letters of inquiry were sent out, a sample anthracnosed 
pod was inclosed, that there might be no misunderstanding as 
to the particular disease which was being investigated. Though 
these reports are few in number yet they throw some light on 
the importance of finding a remedy for the disease, since in 
several instances the apparent loss from this trouble was very 
great. : : 3 
Of the fifty-eight reports above mentioned, thirty-six (sixty-two 
“per cent.) reported the disease, two were doubtful as to its 
_ presence, and twenty stated that the disease had not appeared 
this season. The estimates of the damage varied from a slight 
amount to nearly or entirely the whole crop. Seventeen estimated 
the loss at less than twenty per cent.; ten reported loss from 
twenty per cent. to thirty per cent.; three reported loss frum 
thirty per cent. to fifty per cent.; two reported loss from fifty per 
cent. to seventy-five per cent.; one reported a loss of from scventy- 
five per cent. to 100 per cent., and three reported nearly or quite 
100 per cent. loss. 
SkED SOAKED IN FuUNGICIDEs.— AS stated previously, several 
_ methods of treating beans for anthracnose by soaking the seed in 
fungicides have been experimented with in teld and greenhouse. 
Laboratory investigations of the disease were begun in January, 
1892, and the greenhouse experiments were started soon after- 
wards. With the seed used and under the conditions of soil, heat 
and moisture found in the greenhouse, the seed could be ay 
_ treated by soaking as follows: 
1. Water at 140 degrees F. five minutes. 
2. Water at 130 degrees F. fifteen minutes. | 
3. Bordeaux mixture (six pounds sulphate of copper, four pounds 
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