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true at Milton two weeks earlier and also at Geneva, on July 18. 
There was no difficulty whatever in finding the spores. 
The presence of the spots on the pedicels caused the fruit to 
ripen unevenly. Many of the fruits were dwarfed and some of 
those most severely attacked withered. However, these injuries 
cannot, with justice, be attributed wholly to the spots on the 
pedicels. The premature falling of the leaves, also, had some- 
thing to do with it. 
We believe this to be the first record of the occurrence of 
Cylindrosporium padi on the fruit-pedicels of cherry. We do not 
Say positively that such is the case, because we have not made 
an exhaustive examination of the literature; but it is at least 
safe to say that the fact is not generally known, because it is not 
mentioned in any of the many accounts examined by us. 
In connection with the appearance of Cylindrosporium on the 
fruit-pedicels we have observed a spotting of the green fruits 
which gave cherry growers in the vicinity of Geneva consider- 
able concern last spring. It was first brought to our attention 
by the Station Horticulturist, Mr. Beach, about June 15. The 
fruits, which were at that time about the size of peas, showed 
numerous small, brown, slightly sunken spots. As the fruits 
grew many of them became somewhat misshapen, seemingly asa 
consequence of the presence of the spots. The spots enlarged 
but little and there was no tendency to rot. 
In the vicinity of Geneva this trouble was exceedingly com- 
mon on English Morello and Montmorency Ordinaire, and fruit 
growers were fearful that the crop would be injured; but as the 
cherries began to swell and color in ripening the spots seemed 
to disappear, so there was little or no loss from it. 
The cause of this spotting is unknown to us. Because of its 
constant association with Cylindrosporium padi on English 
Morello at Geneva, Milton and Highland it was at first sus- 
pected that it might be due to that fungus. However, no evi- 
dence of the presence of any fungus could be found on the spots. 
Moreover, Montmorency Ordinaire, which was little affected by 
Cylindrosporium on the foliage, had nearly if not quite as much 
