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down the previous year, upon young and vigorous trees 30 to 40 

 feet high, standing in deep rich soil, and also upon the few sur- 

 vivors of the primeval forest with trunks 10 to 12 feet in circum- 



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ference. A vigorous tree upon which branches and limbs have 

 been attacked and killed early in the season will often throw out 

 new branches from adventitious buds immediately below the dead 

 portion, which, in spite of their great vigor, will be soon attacked 



