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after inoculation, all ten check shoots were perfectly healthy. On 

 other occasions the Fhoma has been inoculated into the shoots 

 without covering the wounds with wax. Shoots so inoculated 

 have generally died in from four to ten days, according to their 

 ftuccnlency. Woody stems, however, do not readily succumb to 

 inoculation. 



The specific name of this Phoftna has not yet been determined. 

 The spores are colorless, 4-5 At long by about 2 /a wide, and issue 

 from the ostiolum in a colorless, gelatinous, rope-like mass. The 

 fungus attacks woody stems with difficulty, but under suitable 

 conditions it is an active parasite on tender shoots, and might 

 easily become destructive. It could probably be controlled by 

 spraying with Bordeaux mixture, as for antbracuose. 



