260 Bulletin 193. 



bilitj of careful and econuiiiical inetliods in the felling of timber to 

 protect the young stand from injury, in the supply of light to the 

 forest floor, and in the orotection from tire. For while many forest 

 ■fires may not be so severe as to kill the trees outright the fire often 

 scorches exposed roots, or the base of the truidvs, where the leaves 

 are thick, or l)y a dead and dry log or stnmp, thus affording an 

 entrance for these wound parasites. *' 



In tlie liandiing of fruit and shade trees there should be the 

 greatest care from the nursery stock to the fruiting tree to prevent 

 wounds. In pruning operations especially should there be care in 

 pruning smooth and close to the trunk, followed by the use of some 

 antiseptic wash, or lead paint. 



