CONNECTICUT 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 

 BULLETIN 178, SEPTEMBER, 1913. 



THE CHESTNUT~BARK DISEASE 



CONTENTS. page 



Cause of Disease 6 



Description of Disease 6 



Remedies Tried 7 



Dissemination of Spores 8 



Progress of Disease 9 



Distribution in Connecticut 9 



Distribution in the United States n 



R ation to Host Conditions 12 



Present Situation and Future Prospects in Connecticut 12 



Work Done in Connecticut 13 



Work Done by Other States 14 



Historical 15 



Range and Conditions of Growth 15 



Character of Wood and Utilization 16 



Mill Practice 17 



Recommendations 18 



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