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[Vor. 1, 1914] 
250 ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 
PLATE 6 
Disease of the mesquite due to Polyporus texanus 
Еа. 1. View showing the manner in which a group of sporophores of Polyporus 
іетатиз grows on the trunk; also the lower surfaces of the sporophores. 
Fic. 2. Two sections of diseased mesquite trunk showing the manner in which 
the wood is destroyed. 
