The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-06-11


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p. = inc Hll+n y ., .-stf j. You'd I g over
e0o0o ot 'arn II a.e.i te r -13- - 'each an
Is'it. na@ A.t these 0.f.. he"-> w !. &c pr
tit,- 'iter u x, ms tn ua mnor- Whtt 10y
s.r, in.>l ~ Il n.tcro', 70 81 iplY = r.
nr,Go i.,'c b, Division \ 10 cr, be "s' - q
i'lle moe l8-ec t:f1a -" rtar TIE. e. a -
out -l-h " ANA tfrfaS p c'ps'Ici!on n ne
Middle. I ~ gtatra Is Gctrens un'li ne OIL
IA. Gel = completely s-plra'c' mo tN". lhest
'ai' apar', each on" Il again divide mo w. an
50 Indefinitely. THIS process gives 'hem
power @. multiplication which : only limited o.
The foot supply Al hand. The inicfooe iVe~ ID
the liquid conlenis Of the cells # the pea 'ree'
aIpropfialirg Their substance and killing the
tissue a Tar As he pcneirties. he ccls mat
MAKE up The bark Of pear trc are nearly
hundred times larger than the m'crohe cells
How lie microbes gel through the cell walls from
one cell in'o he mex one Is not yet known. Il
i certain that they 10 Ce through amt 90 NE
work OF d, stluciioD, AMI HE 'henry Is mat the
btctera secrets erment whlch dl>so4Ves or
sot,ens portion 81 'he cell wall, thus giving ~
entrance.
The cummy c1u lation given of hy the dis
>eased limb, contain, countess millions oi the
microbe-. These. with many others from
cracks in tb" bark, re " tsied INTO lhe ground
by rains Many. AMI probably The greater mum
Der, remain in The t"Igs and were found by
Prof Arthur u hc alive The next IN pFnlng.
These microbes may be made 10 grow in suit
able nutrient solutions outside the tissues OF h"
pear tree They lre~ and multiply in great
PROPULSION ID prom rom potatoes corn ma
and "'h'r Ve9t' !o'e substances. u III I = !
found that they jcvelopin an infusion OF garden
soil. This brings UP The question Is 20 whittier
the mcrob,s multiply IN the soil ia nata1o.
Ibis QlcS ion : net yet Answered. / : NJ
known no" me h'ciop's Ge' lnNlae NE zee +.
NE siFInG. here i >cNcei' any 4oupl ma
lieT gc' I'D rom ne an ~ "a irast rom ne OH
Sldo. Prtc lcal pear gro" : AMI ne r" boa
nl~ie MO have s'Ho l'd ms d,cas" a-Iec tLW
'he common nc'.o@ = ~ I7ln'n- ''IahGe :
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ne v;.ci1 .n,,.ce ,f,hr .,;n,r. j., ,L,. l,y,r
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I,l. .I:n, .,,, ,,4,T ,r,,,. -, :; ,i..,. Il.
,reat n,.ri;rt nav in .-1crrId som NE
7hovo fh..r,.,rr t,,o ,o..jii',,in. tnr i,.or,i,n
~, t,,,, tin ,,;,rli. s. ., '.,,lr ,,,,, ,i wan
t,.,,,. anl .hc'} ~, .r,, ,La NIX ,5t !,
Nun ~, 4, I'LL i,.. S..,4 4,., +,,i|r.,,.-
vt,li, ,n,,1,;,gI.l.q,d ...c,..,..i N ,i.r."1
Predicting EIisHr tFuFIoItIiT.
Bv In cult'lut ~ pea bt.4' nj ro5es mo
ST. .5lc hcai !.r t..~4,- aFr, maY u. nro-
auce5 II ii .iaIlr freshly 3. gifted 'ni4 =.
~c.ap.G wa. i r.. IL ~u4aI ,.iHrti'Y
& i,r =. 4r.4' rant - '.c micrD5t~ NJ. le
wa-Act ol' ii.o @ef.r Tins m,.y b. used
~ /, vgi, -..fi.'tcf.lY .xgciiflrit Mltrh a.v
s,.r ,.nftv I, t5p.g--. liz l,YiiI' "a , ,,Iu ~ !.
,t.'r.,.'o .t.- s.tpr anI tl,u-Ntr II .nfo .
-t.,n .rtr a. 'A.. dsfe. ttc 5i.c3,~. WjJ bc4in
~ -fl,W 1T 1tt uulIt -. .u-..,'i,u ia 'iIo 4 -,
ana bK r.ca' 'imr'.rfi ARK = bciaurnusl &
nft.,cAFr.r. Far.a...t.'A .:,l~orro4rcr!
II pa ~ re flis~ ia rle -foNirl t},- ls.t ,.c
1fccn 'ia.t h. HUcA .14.tc l..lab.r.y1 account 81
INC mos .l,c + c3lf4in- Til va, nl.i g.
.;ctc5r 4ud never I9aca IN cas-. ot the green
tri' TIr Tissue. IT me ,,car are ihe eau 81
which li4.... l.crolI. fh.I,c 4,.I pa,iir- iIrin
in ;icre j. Ike. !. ,llI,., 80 many ,r.ds
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=,
We n.y. ;" ~ @''Ne' mn " pit'E -
ara,ion and foundation for tururc experiments
I'i 'elheuy, II ".s 'L"osht dtsifaoie 10 "s'
'ie @Os' M 80 ~" i' 80 oei. 'n i;'i.
sous "hC" are hu0" u :" hlil niger ptIasillc
inngI Accordingly pr paTa'Ipns were mace oi
some :" the "ei!-hh""h 'uh9h lde9 "hlch are
ca III pay 'pE nc - 1P VINE III 'uc pieFeh-
uoh vi Hi'ue" anu p!h'h lo Inc hlC!opcs
were mixed up IN 'he>e instead OF water, ana as
Chcch one was prepared IN pure "a'cr. ms
material was then Used Tor noculalion. The
unIn]nrcd microbes readily produced The disease,
and part Oi those trcated 10 The iungicdcs were
killed. Without going into the details OF the eX-
perlments which were conducted with care, may
be said that the simple solution Of copper lphale
Killed even when as low as per cent. solution
was used. Bordeaux mixture "a mixture Of l'mc
and copper sulphate souiiOn) and Eau Celeste
solution Of copper sulphate and ammOna) Of
The usual strength, Killed The microbes. SOlu-
lions Of snlphurct OF potassium failed u kill be
low per cent The . per cent solution did the
work, however. the organism is thus shown 20
be reasonably susceptible to ordinary lungc'dcs,
and he question comes up Can not The trees
be SPRAYED with these fungi, ides III The way that
grace vines are before HE period OF fiction.