THE ROTTEN HEART 



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shows where the mischief began. The stnmp on 

 the other log is not yet closed in, and its end is 

 decayed; and a colored streak (c) running down 

 the heart of the old limb shows the trouble that 

 is coming. 



A hickory stub has been covered (Fig. 79), and, 

 from outside appearances, the tree is now safe; 



78. Disease in ash trunks. 



but a section (Fig. 80) shows that decay began 

 before the healing was complete, and the injury 

 is already serious. Even in the apple stub in 

 Fig. 75, wound -rot is serious. The rougher the 

 surface of the wound, the greater is the likeli- 



