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bearing Coccus were seen in other parts of the woods; these 
appeared to have been killed by fungus in most cases, Specimens 
of fungus-infested bark and wood were brought away, and the fungi 
were subsequently identified by Mr. Massee as being identical with 
the parasitic species previously recorded. 
n a portion of one wood where trees were being felled, our 
attention was directed to dark stains which occurred in muc 
of the timber. The stains were dark brown and usually confined to 
the central part of the trunk. In one or two cases local stains of 
this kind appeared to be connected with wounds, but in the majority 
of cases, in which the stain was continuous through the length of 
the trunk, it was mae due to the trees having experienced 
severe check at some past period. Such a check might have been 
brought about by drought, especially as ahs trees had been grown 
on a ‘steep eae in clayey ground. The following table of the 
rain-fall at Hall Place, for 17 years from 1893, kindly given 
to us by Sir Gilbert Clayton-Hast, shows two years, 1893 and 1898, 
which might well be responsible for a severe check. 
1893 1900 
78 days drought. 00... 22° * inches. 
a oe ,. 3901, 31487 ,. 
i > eke days with only 1902. 5037 a 
slight rain-fall. 1903. 37°95 ,, 
1894, 27°62 i 1904. 23°63 ,, 
1895 UD. 4% 1905... 22°12... 4 
1896. 23:02 , 1906. 25°64 ,, 
1897. 22:04 ,, 1907. 25°45 ,, 
1898. 17:10 ,, 1908. 26°81 ,, 
1899. ae 1909, 28°13 
On this estate our attention was specially Seceted to black 
blister-like sales on the trunks of beech-trees. These blisters 
were filled with a yellowish liquid which had an offensive smell. 
ome connection was suggested between them and Coccus. Similar 
blisters had been noted on other occasions, Asa rule they are 
little more than from one to two inches across, and their action 
seems to be purely local. They appear to be of the same nature 
as slime-flux 
_ Latimer Woods. —These, the property of Lord Chesham, were 
visited on October 18th, 1910. In the company of the forester 
various infested trees were examined. ‘There appeared to be rather 
more Coccus in these woods than in those already referred to, but 
nothing more could be learnt respecting the action of the Coccus 
than in former visits. A number of trees broken off from 15 to 
20 feet from the und were noted. These were similar in 
every respect to ores trees on other estates, and bore the same 
parasitic and saprophytic fungi. The black watery blisters noticed 
in other woods were present at Latimer, and they were attribut 
to the gee of Coccus, This theory was not, however, borne out, 
for similar blisters were found on trees which showed no s ign of 
Coccus, and one large tree which was badly blistered and had much 
of the bark about the base killed, was practically free of Coccus, 
pnd showed no signs of ever having carried any. This tree was, 
