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Fi;riT. 



Aslcrl/Ki h'lniissiiiia, Tetrh {rerisjxjriaceac) . Recovded by 

 Baiurol't in li)i;!. 



Xcclria i/irfrsi.'</)orii. Pt'tdi (TTjipocreacenc) . A small salmon 

 ■coluuri'd riiii>iiis on (k'a<l t'niits. 



Pi;i:rAi!i:i) Eubhk]:. 



Bdcilhis /iroiJii/iiisiis ( Hachriareae) . Reported bv Bancroft as 

 •causiiiu" red spots on I'libbt-r crrpe. 



(lironHjsjKiriinii criisldccuiH , Sbarp. (Mucedinarcae) . Rci)ort- 

 •ed Ijy Sbarples as c-ausino- a black spottino- in plantation cre])e. 



Eurofiuni candiduiit, Spc.y- {Perisporiaceae). A common 

 mould, reported bv Bancroft. Sharpies considers that the opa(|ue 

 spots oil slicct miulit l)e attiibuted to this fnngns. 



Fusaritiiii so. {Tiiberculariaceae) . Stated by Sharpies to 

 cause a violet tlusli on sheet rubber. J'reviously Bancroft liad 

 stated tliis was due to B(uUhts riolaceiis. 



MoiKt.^ciis lirlrrospurus. Sdiroeter ( Perisporidccac) . Bancroft 

 reports this fiiiiiius as causiiii;- a spotting on pre])ared rubber. In- 

 fection may take jilacc from jungle wood both in the field or in 

 tlie drying lioiisc. 



I'nilciUiiUN iiKiciiltnis, Shiirj) {Mucedinaceae) . The cause of a 

 yellow diffused Hush on rubber. Investigated by Sharpies. 



S pond (ilovladiv III niitculitiis. Bancroft (Deniafiacrae) . x\ cause 

 •of rublfcr s])ottint:'. 



Ti\chi)d('niiii h'luiitii/i. ()u(L et Konnig (Miiccdiuiiceae) . Con- 

 sidered by Sliarpk's as tlie cause of filue black spot on crei)e. 



The abo\e was ali'cady written wlieii an article entitled '' Dis- 

 •ease Scares"' ap]ieared in "Tlie India-Rubber Journal" of l.jfli 

 November I HI I) page "^1. The situation is well summed up in 



the first two })ai'agraphs as follows: — 



'■ We do not think that anyone could visit any part of the 

 East without being im])ressed with the havoc which diseases have 

 wrought o]i rubber tn-'es. Even if a visitor to the tropics does not 

 see many rubber estates he is fairly educated on the subject by the 

 Eastern Tress. Tbert' is a possibility that many individuals vsdio 

 have visited the East for tlu' first time may be led to take an 

 •exaggerated view of the danger from diseases, so far as rubber 

 •estates are concerned. W'q do not, as our readers know, wish to 

 minimise tlie importance of the subject in relation to the future 

 of Eastern plantations but we feel bound to say that in many cases 

 the number of trees affected on particular estates seem to bear 

 some ratio to tlie activity of the Press and the number of investi- 

 gators who have re))orted on the properties. 



" Some estates wliicli June not allowed mycologists to visit them 

 dei'lare that they are free from disease. While such a condition 

 may he possible we June very grave doubts as to whether any pro- 



