FIREBLIGHT MENACE
SOUTH ISLAND OUTBREAK
(Special to the Herald.) CHRISTOHURCH, this day. When seen by a reporter to-day, Mr. L. Paynter, South Island orchard instructor, said there was no occasion for any fears that fireblight would spread during the present season, as infection usually took place during October and November only. It was the first appearance of fireblight in the South Island, and so far as he was .aware it was quite a'minor outbreak. He had hoped that it might be possible to suppress the disease by cutting out the diseased portions of the hedge and burning them. It was not always necessary to burn the whole hedge when the disease made its appearance. Mr. Paynter explained that the existence of the disease was detected by the twigs and limbs of the trees or shrubs \ appearing as though they had been scorched by a fire. The disease gradually worked down the. twigs, causing what might be described as blisters. These blisters break, and a fluid oozes down the tree, causing the spread of the infection.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16874, 11 February 1929, Page 6
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175FIREBLIGHT MENACE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16874, 11 February 1929, Page 6
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