Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1867-01-24
farmers department,
plant diseases.

Plant Diseases
The following extracts are :,.a,t sseea IF
from the address of the Presldene o.
sPomoligical Society, whicn was
Sal,vsred at she annual meeting, held
~ az zanesville in December. The
t.o,,ssrs;o1s :. of this body are valua-
HE 70 fruit growers, as they consist
of,slp sesserr ations and experiences
Of some OF the most intelligent cul-
tiyators of OR State. The pamphlet
rlsSeliy contains seventy or eighty
pages large octave, and may pc had
by sending the aanusl subscription
fee Of one dollsr 10 the Secretary,
NJ. B. Bateifaln, Esq, Painsrille,
Ohio.
would like to direct TIE attention
of the members to the Importance O.
the sabject of the maladies to Whicn
some. of our fruits are subject
Thouehtfniiy aware of the ebscnrity
ofihe investigation, and of the con
seauent difficulties attendant upen IT.
we may still hope to be able to elicit
ssnle facts by discussion that NAV
rnt as Cpoh the breach of discover
ing the best methods ol treatment.
All that class of injuries arising
from the depreda,ions of insects
must. Of course, be met, and cannot
only be met and oyercome by study
ing the habits ef these destructive
creatures, and thus learning how
best TO combat them. This branch
of the subject was presented to you
upon previous occasion, and your
attention Was directed 20 the impor-
taace Of the subject of The study OF
entomology. Atpreseht nothing re-
mains but to reiterate Che sugges-
tions for you TO watch snd study the
insects. to read ali that is within
your reach respecting them, to take
the Practical EntomoIogist, and o be
actiye Observers, that yeu may be
prepared to Iaeet the Zee.
Wemay, perhaps, be able to learn
something with regard to the diseas
cs Of sar fruits by netting ;he circum-
stances attendant gpon their appear
ance. and also nv noting the climatic
and ether conditions which eccui IL
their absence. Titus TIE troutAe il
many of cur apples and pears, whicis
is called the seab. and the crack, and
which has for years rendered certain
varieties useless, has, iB some cases,
entirely disappeared the past season.
Tie Urtley and the White Winter
Germa;n apples, fer instance, after
having been worthless for several
years, and disfgured by this fungent
growth, arc both of them this year
quite smooth and fair oyer wide
extent of country The same is true
ofthe White Doyenne pear in regions
where it has previously been worth
less, and where it is emphatically
called the crack pear. Nov les us
watch the peculiar conditions attend
ing the occurrences, and also those
accompanying the disappearance OF
the disease. and we may hope TO
sognd the difficulty, 70 understand
the causes OF, the maladv. and per
haps we may be able to discover a
rcme:!v for it. The most Intelligent
cultivators now consider the Difficult
ty TO be owing to 4 Fungou5 growth
dependent upon the climate for caus
e5.
The black knot upon the tw;g Of
pIuI9s and cherries, which las been
TiTe-source of much discussion, and
Which b5s been attributed 70 the
action OF insects. bat erroneously, is
now referred te fungous growth,
ard the explanation Of the trouble is
satisfactory, in higa degree, be
cause it affords . means OF ridding
ourselves of the difficulty, when we
are Informed of the history Of the
fungeus, and of its season OF shed
ding its sprouts. We@have learned
that if we cut off all tue twigs affect
ed by black knot in the month Of
June, and burn them, we shall de
stroy the seeds that would have pro
duced new crop OF trouble the en-
suing year.
The mildew upon the foliage oi
cur grapes is a trouble OF the great
est mement, which threatens to de
strog anr hopes oc profit from the
vine-ia many varieties, ct least
How best 10 combat the malady
caused by the development OF these
epiphytic plsntsis ques ion ofvital
Importance to all gsapg growers, and
it is one upon which great attention
has been already bestowed Sulphur
has been recommended rs q specific,
and we are told that dry Stacked lime.
plaster Of Paris, aid even dry dust
from the highway, are equally effica-
cious. Ingenious apparatus have
been invented for the application OF
these substances, and gooi results
have been reported. a mixture OF
Quicklime, sulphur ana water, in the
form Of suIphuret Of inns, that
shall eliminate sulphHrctted hydro
gen gas, has also been Recommended
as . nest valuable antidete. Bat ali
these remedies are difficult OF appli
cation, aud hence some wine plant
ers are disposed ratlar to seek out
and plaat oalY these yarities which
appear to be free frem the attacks OF
the mildew, if such can be found
We are looking for them, and even
during such terrible seasons as the
two that have last passed ever our
heads, ne have been rejoiced by the
healthy foliage of such vines as the
Concord, Hartford and Ives; when
most o: our delicate sorts have been
destroyed or seriously damaged by
the invasion.
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