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A VERY extensive list of more than 1,260 plant diseases recorded in New South Wales has recently appeared (Dept. Agric. N.S.W., Science Bulletin No. 46. Sydney: A. J. Kent, Govt. Printer, 1935). It is compiled by Dr. R. J. Noble, Messrs. H. J. Hynes, F. C. McCleery and W. A. Birmingham. The territory under investigation has been divided into sixteen geographical divisions, but the records mostly indicate the actual district in which a particular disease has been found. The names of host plants are arranged very conveniently in alphabetical order, and the names of the parasites follow a similar plan. Common names and dates of first appearance are included. Diseases of major importance are indicated by an asterisk, and many parasites of fruit and the commoner agricultural crops come into this category. The publication is certainly as complete and useful as a list can be.
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Plant Diseases in New South Wales. Nature 137, 64 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137064e0
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