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Show TOMATO WILT Ey H. A. SCHLAPPY "pHE extreme heat and arid conditions con-ditions that prevail here, in our section, seems to be quite ideal for many of the worst plant pests and diseases of the garden. The tomato to-mato wilt is a good example of this. After several weeks of care and culture, and about the time we think our untiring efforts are to be rewarded by a fine crop of tomatoes, to-matoes, we find almost overnight that our plants are dying and appear ap-pear as if a fire had reached out and harmed them. This tomato wilt is a disease, characterized by a yellowing, an upward and inward rolling of the leaves, and wilting followed by death. If we were to cut crosswise cross-wise or lengthwise, especially at the base of the stem of the worst infected plants, we would find a dark discoloration of the tissues and may even be traced to the flower, fruit or even seed. The fungus which causes the disease lives over winter in the soil and no method of treating it by spraying or soil treatment is known. Seme people are getting some relief by a sprinkling program where possible so that the ground and air around the plants is kept moistened and damp. This, if done while the plants are young and continued constantly, will correct to some extent the trouble as it seems this disease does not grow and harm the plant greatly if the soil and atmosphere is kept camp. This, cf course, may not be practical on large gardens, especially espe-cially when the water cannot be applied from a tap or other convenient con-venient source. Another practical method is to ! raise wilt resistant varieties which i have been developed. One cf the I Ite.vt is m."rloi' which was rie-I rie-I vc'.--d by s;x'rir.l-s'3 of the Ur.it- ed States department cf -r. il- fire. Plants of tl..s var.ety se-m 'to be f.drlv res; 'ant in tr.? wort j :r.f-; t-1 s-ll. Tn s variety b'-art, ;j J .';-. .-. cn:i a ct-cJ or? to j r e in aro-ms vh.-re v. It his |