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In some cases the yield of fruit was reduced one-half. This 
unusual outbreak furnished an excellent opportunity for the 
study of the disease. It has been discovered that the fungus 
attacks not only the foliage, but also the fruit, fruit stems and 
‘anes; that some varieties, notably Wilder and Prince Albert, 
are very resistant to the disease; and that plants in high situa- 
tions on dry soil are more affected than those growing in low 
situations on moist soil. There is no cause for alarm. It is 
improbable that the disease will continue to be destructive, but 
in case it should do so it can probably be controlled by spraying 
with Bordeaux mixture. 
Trouble with pears in a nursery cellar—The Station Botanist 
has investigated a case in which pear trees stored in a nursery 
eellar were severely injured by being thawed too quickly. The 
sand around the roots of the trees had become frozen and to 
facilitate the removal of the trees a small wood fire was built 
to thaw the sand. The tops of 25,000 trees were blackened and 
killed. Had the trees been thawed very gradually it is prob- 
able that no injury would have resulted. 
Cherry shot-hole fungus.—Heretofore it has been supposed that 
the common shot-hole fungus of plums and cherries, Cylindro- 
sporium padi, confines its attacks to the leaves; but during the 
past season the discovery has been made that, on sour cherries, 
it also attacks the fruit pedicels with great severity. This dis- 
covery is of scientific interest chiefly and has ne important bear- 
ing on the treatment of the disease. ; 
Anthracnose of cultivated snapdragon.—Our last report con- 
tained an account of a destructive anthracnose affecting the 
Antirrhinum or cultivated snapdragon. Recently it has becn 
discovered that the same disease attacks the yellow toad-flax, 
Linaria vulgaris, a common weed closely related to the Antir- 
rhinum. This fact makes the prevention of the disease some- 
what more difficult than we have supposed it to be. 
Imperfect fertilization of peaches.—Through imperfect fertiliza- 
tion of peach blossoms there may come about a condition some- 
what resembling the dreaded “ little peach ” disease. However, 
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