The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . >oV t., K. By pennission of the Board of Agriculture. Fig. 200. Canker due to Nectria ditissima. A, showing piece of Apple tree affected. B, Perithecia, showingorifices from which spores By permission of the Board of 201. Distorted Bark due to Cankek. 192 The Dictionary of Gardening, Canker— be cut out and similarly treated, afterwards dressingthe part with Stockholm tar. In the case of trees ba
The century supplement to the dictionary of gardening, a practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists . >oV t., K. By pennission of the Board of Agriculture. Fig. 200. Canker due to Nectria ditissima. A, showing piece of Apple tree affected. B, Perithecia, showingorifices from which spores By permission of the Board of 201. Distorted Bark due to Cankek. 192 The Dictionary of Gardening, Canker— be cut out and similarly treated, afterwards dressingthe part with Stockholm tar. In the case of trees badly attacked, these should be uprootedand burned. In the United States there is a Tery destructive diseaseof Apples and Pears, sometimes spoken of as Canker. Thisis of bacterial origin, and has been referred to under Appleand Pear Blight (Micrococcxis amylovorus). This attacks themain trunk as well as the smaller branches ; even theblossoms are affected, and turn black. Roses are alsoaffected by Canker due to a fungus. CAITKEB WORM. A name applied by Americans tothe caterpillars of certain destructive moths affectingApple trees. One is a near relative of the March Moth{Anisopteryx sescularia), which gives trouble in this country,and should be similarly treated. The other is Paleacritavernata. The former appears in autumn; the la
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