Excerpt from Phyllosticta Leaf Spot, Fruit Blotch, and Canker of the Apple: Its Etiology and Control The increasing prevalence and seriousness of apple blotch in Illinois and thruout the United States, and the inadequacy of present control measures emphasize the need of detailed study of the life history and habits of the causal organism, Phyllosticta solitaria E. E. Since the first published account of the disease on the commercial apple in 1902, valuable observations and isolated facts have been presented by many investigators. Existing publications on the dise however. 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.