STEMS I 2 ; 



mass of gummy substance oozing from the tree. 

 Pull this away and in it and in the wood under it will 

 be found one or more yellowish white worms. 

 These are tree borers. They will be found in al- 

 most all peach trees. They interfere with the work 

 of the stem and in many cases kill the trees. These 

 worms may be kept somewhat in check by keeping- 

 papers wrapped about the lower part of the tree. 

 But the surest way to keep them in check is to dig 

 them out, spring and fall, with a knife and wire. 



Borers attack the other fruit trees and also orna- 

 mental trees and shrubs. 



Rabbits sometimes gnaw the bark from trees dur- 

 ing severe winters. 



Careless workmen sometimes injure the bark of 

 trees by allowing plows and mowing machines or 

 other tools which they are using among them to 

 come in contact with the trees and injure the bark. 



Young trees purchased from the nursery gener- 

 ally have a label fastened to them with a piece of 

 wire. Unless this wire is removed or is carefully 

 watched and enlarged from time to time it will cut 

 into the bark as the stem grows and interfere with 

 its work and often kill the top of the tree or injure 

 a main branch. 



These are a few ways in which the work of the 

 stem is sometimes checked and the plant injured 

 thereby. 



