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Until the life-history of the fungus has been completely worked 
out it will be difficult to suggest proper remedial measures for 
exterminating the disease ; the following, however, are thd methods 
of treatment usually practised :— 
By careful cultivation, manuring and pruning, a vigorous 
condition of growth is induced, since plants which are growing 
vigorously are seldom affected with the disease. 
All wounds made during pruning and such as may arise from 
other causes are immediately sealed with bol tar or with a mixture 
of coal tar and clay. 
All diseased omg hei pods and husks of pods are removed and 
buried in pits with lim 
e fo _ are sebnainibe to the more important articles on 
the fungus 
P; Hennings: —Fungi camerunenses I.; Engler Bot. Jahrb. 
Bd. xxii., p 
A, Howard.—<Annals of Botany, vol. XV., 3, pl. xxvii. 
Van Hall.—Dept. van den Lan dbouw, Sadie Bull. 21, 
F. A. Stockdale-—* Bands Diseases of Cacao,” Imperial Dept. 
of Agriculture for the est Indies, 
Pamphlet Series, 54, 1908. 
F.C. von Faber.—* te ¢ Krankheiten und Parasiten des Kakao- 
aumes,” p. 228. 
T. Petch_—* Die-Back ” of Hevea brasiliensis ; Circulars and 
Agricultural Journal, Royal Botanic 
Ga ardens, Ceylon, vol. iv., No. 23, 1910. 
C. K. BANncROoFT. 
Angsenna Tree Disease.—The Angsenna tree, Pter ocarpus indicus, 
Willd., which is used as a roadside and avenue tree in Malacca and 
Penan ang, has been attacked by a serious disease which threatens its 
complete destruction. The trees are quite a feature of Penang, and 
whether covered with golden bloom or out of flower with their 
graceful foliage are alike of conspicuous beauty. At Penang, 
according to information received from Mr. Fox, Superintendent of 
Forests and Gardens, Penang, eg 100 trees have been killed 
since the disease was first noticed a few years ago. In his letter 
Mr. Fox writes: “As these magnificent trees are the pride of Penang, 
and as most of the main thoroughfares are exclusively planted with 
them, it will be understood what a serious calamity has overtaken 
them.’ 
It is surmised that the disease is the same as that which carried 
off the magnificent avenue of this tree along the sea shore in 
Malacca some 30 years ago. 
At the beginning of January, 1910, six specimens of fungi 
found growing on the trunks or dead stumps of trees that had 
recently been cut down were received from Mr. Fox with the 
Oo lowing information as to the disease 
“ The disease is apparently confined to pike tree only, and appears 
to be propagated sporadically as well as by contact underground. , 
is a frequent occurrence for a oan} tree situate a Feist 
mile away from an infected one to be attacked. In other aan: 
