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England, but curiously enough was much worse in certain 

 localities, as, for example, in the region about Burlington, Ver- 

 mont. 



The pine woods belonging to the University of Vermont 

 were carefully examined in August, 1909, and the affected trees 

 were numbered. Another examination made in the summer of 

 1910 showed seven additional trees had been attacked, but of 

 the 112 previously found to be diseased the conditions were as 

 follows : 



This study shows that the condition of the stand is much 

 improved, which would indicate that dry summers may have 

 an important bearing on the malady, as the summers of 1908 

 and 1909 were very dry, while that of 1910 was normal in respect 

 to rainfall. It is evident, therefore, that there is no real disease 

 causing this blight, but that it is due to weather conditions. 



