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Excerpt from Carnation Stem Rot and Its Control Practically all the soil used by the grower is inhabited to some extent by this fungus. The fungus is, in all probability, endemic, that is, it has not been introduced into the state with carnation plants but existed in the soils of Illinois before carnations were grown. This statement is supported by the fact that diseases due to the fungus are prevalent thruout the United States on many plants, and the fungus itself is found in many foreign countries. The fungus may live purely as a saprophyte in the soil, getting its nourishment from dead organic materials, or it may be parasitic, that is, living on and getting its sustenance from growing plants. In a previous publication1 the writer has shown that the fungus may attack a large group of plants, including vegetable and field crops, herbaceous plants, and weeds, besides many plants grown under glass. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.