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Show SPRAY FOR FUNGOUS DISEASE Low Forms of Plant Life Reproduce From Spores, Similar to Seeds in Higher Plants. Fungous diseases are low forms of plant life which live on t lie higher forms of plants, such as we grow in our gardens and fields and orchards. These fungi reproduce from spores which are quite similar to seeds in higher p'ants. Fungous diseases are usuallv carried over from one year till another in diseased fruits, diseased dis-eased leaves, twigs, etc. Spraying for fungous diseases is not .. ,.ro imt a nreventive, if effective. A fungicide must consist of the proper material applied at the proper strength at the right time. The solution, or the dust, as the consistency may be. mist be applied thoroughly. j F.xanvjlcs of fungous diseases are i brown lot of the peach, black rot of j the grape, apple scab, peach-tree leaf j curl. elc. The remedy is bordeaux mixture, a mixture of copper sulphate (bluestone) and lime in water, or lime-sulphur, summer strength, must l,e used while foliage is green. |