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Table 4. — Number and condition of sporophores found on infected slash upon 

 cut-over area 12 years following logging operations. Area of sample plat, 2 

 acres, near Coeur d'Alene City, Idaho. 



(Total of 307 sporophores) 



' Those developed before tree was cut. 

 ' Those developed since tree was cut. 



favorable to funiji. On the former area, out of a total of 53 sporo- 

 phores recorded 51, or 96 per cent, were found alive. A higher per- 

 centage than recorded in Table 1. Again we find T. pini in the ma- 

 jority, with a total of 40 live and dead sporophores comprising 75 per 

 cent of the total sporophores on this area. Of the T. pini sporophores 

 39, or over 97 per cent, were alive. Of the new sporophores all (24> 

 were alive, and 27, or 93 per cent of the old, were found alive. 



The Oregon area had a total of 13 live and dead sporophores, of 

 which total 80 per cent were alive. The one old sporophore found 

 was dead. On this area Fnmcs laricis had the largest number of 

 sporophores (G), being IG per cent of the total number alive and dead. 



