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Cedar Apple Rust: Destroy, Inspect, and Spray


3.19517
Black marker on cream board
Digitized
Original
25.5 cm W x 28.2 cm H (Item)
1 sheet
Drawing
1940s
Informational text listing preventative measures to stop the spread of the fungal disease known as cedar apple rust. Text also includes information regarding steps taken at the Arboretum to protect Hawthorns.

Text as depicted, from top to bottom:

1. DESTROY EITHER ONE OF THE TWO HOSTS TO A DISTANCE OF 1 1/2 TO 2 MILES. (One pathologist collected spores in an airplane one-half mile off the ground.)

HERE AT THE ARBORETUM 3000 RED CEDARS WERE DESTROYED TO PROTECT THE HAWTHORNS.

2. INSPECT EACH RED CEDAR FROM GROUND TO TOP EVERY WINTER OR EARLY SPRING. CUT OFF AND BURN ALL CEDAR APPLES.............

3. SPRAY. FOR THE RECOMMENDED SPRAYS FOR BOTH CEDARS AND APPLES SEE CONTROL MEASURES BOOKLET IN THIS ROOM.
Artwork
English
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