viii CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



VIII. ARMILLARIA MELLEA, THE HONEY 



FUNGUS. 



General. Microscopic details of the fructification. Rhizo- 

 morphs. Effect on the host. The black line and resin flow. 

 The method of infection. Means of prevention . . .144 



IX. LEAF AND SEEDLING DISEASES. 



The larch needle-cast {Sphaerella laricina). Meria laricis. 

 Hypodermella laricis. The larch needle-rusts: Melampsoridium 

 betulinum, Melamfsora tremulae, &c. Damping-off diseases : 

 Phi/tophthora omnivora ; Fusoma paras iticum . . .168 



X. GENERAL SUMMARY 182 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 193 



INDEX 200 



