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Cedar Apple Rust: On Red Cedar and Hawthorn


3.19516
Black marker on cream board
Digitized
Original
25.5 cm W x 28.2 cm H (Item)
1 sheet
Drawing
1940s
Informational text about the fungal disease known as cedar apple rust and its effect on Red cedar and Hawthorn trees. Text also includes information regarding laws enacted to prevent damage to apple orchards.

Text as depicted, from top to bottom:
  • ON RED CEDAR
    • AFFECTED TISSUES EVENTUALLY DIE, LEAVING DEAD AREAS WHERE WOOD-DECAYING FUNGI MAY ENTER.
  • ON HAWTHORN
    • ACTIVE LEAF SURFACE IS SERIOUSLY REDUCED........
    • IF INFECTION IS HEAVY EXTENSIVE DEFOLIATION MAY OCCUR......................
  • SEVERAL STATES HAVE ENACTED LAWS REQUIRING THE CUTTING OF RED CEDARS TO PREVENT INJURY TO APPLE ORCHARDS.
Artwork
English
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