The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-10-16
LELAND Florida Wednesday, October 1o. 1875.

!, LIZ, ysiPne (oldlum), or grape vim
u olignV, was first noticed in England
!; and within few years, it devastate
: the vineyards of the old world an,
= America. in France alone # entaiia, u IL.
=: the loss of millions annually !
space permitted we could add far
i upon TACT, and illustration upon ilIns
tratlon, showing the Importance Of Of a. a,
! early recognition of anv new disaas,
: anecIlng any vegetable production
| About three months since a fr1enf
informed me that he had received ar
orange tree from Japan, and that the
ieaves presented diseased condition
ana that he was anxious to obtsin -, =
opinion. From his description ex.
pressed it as my opinion that his tree
was the victim of fungoid disease
l advised him to dig up the tree and
destroy 1t by fire, and thereby nre
lie returned home, and removed ey.
cry leaf from the patient and de.
stroyeo them by fire. He afterwards
applied to the wood a thick coat of
whlte wash containing a large per.
centage Of carbolic acid
A fresh and vigorous new growth
was soon made, and every new leaf
was oa the home of the fungus. The
aneeted tree was growing IN a mrs.
cry, and within a very short Hr| t;me
ever every young tree growing within
illteen 1eet OF the first effected, exhib-
!teo nnmlstakable evidence Of hav.
ing contracted the disease, nv friend
called again and I prescribed So.
we're ' remledy-that Of digging up and
eeesVroElng every effected tree bv
nre' lie returned home and carried
oUC my prescription to the letter. A
7, examination detected (,
fraln from referring to one INTEREST,"
ing feature in connection with My
cetoma. For years an incurable dis
ease of the foot and ankle has been
noticed in India. Sinesses would
form in the foot and would extend to
the ankle and leg and to save life the
limb had to be.amputated. Desirous
Of ascertalning something definite
the nature of this disease
DR.. Carter, of Madras, sent some OF
the diseased tissues to Rev. Mr.
Berkely, of London, the eminent au-
thority on fungology. From the
specimen received Mr.. B. succeeded
in developing and cultivating the
cause of the disease, fungoid
growth, and determined it to be a
Mycetoma. Here we have a fungus
attecking the orange as we'll as man.
The energy displayed by my friend
in sacrificing few young trees, may
have saved our state from the effects
of fungoid disease which might have
proved troublesome if not destructive.
Two years ago my attention was
directed to some very fine lines
grown on the southwest coast, and
each one was affected with one or
more spots of tungoid growth. l
have recently examined several box
es of lemons from Indian river, and
each one presented from one to ten
patches OF fungoid growth. Decay /
commenced at the patches first and |
the keeping properties of the fruit !
were seriously impaired by the disease.
Independent of rapid decay the small |
poxy appearance otthe fruitimpairs it's
market value. Here we have dis
ease affecting the skin of the lime
and lemon, and If it should become
wide spread farewell to marketing
these fruits. a
From my examination of trees al
fected by the die-back, in various por-
tions of the State, l feel assured that
it is dependant upon fungus, and
trust that at an early day shall beli
able to study it microscopicallfd
This disease may not extend, but min
opinion is, that every one owningf SCI
grove and detecting the die-bS We
should Immediately destroy thef hin
fected tree or trees. A few wts thi
since a friend informed me tba VIC
neighbor had grove of 1,00Qes prC
and nearly all were affected wine he
die. back, and questioned me rd- tag
ing the best method OF exterutlng ant
the disease. remarked II II wa
owned the grove l wouldlstroy wa
every diseased tree, or cut "a OH it