DISEASES OF TAXODIUM AND LIBOCEDRUS. 



ing factor has not acted uniformly but has caused certain 

 parts to decay, while others are spared. A fluffy white 

 fungus mycelium, covered with drops of liquid as with 

 dew, is oftentimes present, but more often none is to be 

 seen amid the dry contents of the holes. Several trees 



APPEARANCE OF WOOD. 



were found near Mobile, Ala., in which the holes were 

 partially filled with a peculiar reddish-brown, soft sub- 

 stance having a bright shining fracture. This substance 

 adhered firmly to the walls, as if forming a part of the 

 wood fibers. It will be described more in detail. Asso- 

 ciated with this substance peculiar white needle-shaped 



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