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Excerpt from Anthracnose of Cucurbits Anthra'cnose was noted as early as 1867, and it now occurs quite commonly throughout Europe and the eastern United States. The disease has received considerable attention from mycologists and plant pathologists, and While diverse names were given to the causal organism agreement seems to have been reached that the several descriptions apply to the same fungus. Among the outstanding disputed questions are that of the correct generic name of the fungus and' that of the relation of this fungus to the causal organism of bean anthracnose. The latter question is about settled. As in the case of other anthracnoses, the increased prevalence of this disease following Wet weather has been recognized. It seems to be rather: generally held that this anthracnose may be controlled by spraying. 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.