234 Coco-nuts The Consols of the East 



As already stated badly affected trees must 

 be cut back and burnt, great care being taken 

 not to spread the disease about, if it is necessary 

 to remove the diseased tree to a distance to do so. 



Bulletin No. 70,* of the Imperial Depart- 

 ment at Barbados, says that by the time the 

 outward symptoms make their appearance, 

 the central bud is usually so badly decayed as 

 to preclude the hope that the tree may be saved. 

 It is far wiser at this stage to cut off the tops 

 of the infected trees, and very carefully remove 

 the diseased parts to where a sufficiently large 

 pit or trench has already been dug, and bury 

 them deeply with lime ; at the same time care- 

 fully watch the surrounding trees for the least 

 sign of disease breaking out. 



Inexperienced folks will ask why trouble to 

 dig a trench large enough to bury an elephant, 

 as you have to do when several and perhaps a 

 good many palms are attacked and have to be 

 removed and disposed of why not burn them ? 

 The answer will come with experience, but to 

 those who will take our word for it, troublesome 

 as it may be to dig these deep trenches and 

 pits (and deep they must be), then to bring 

 lime to bury in them, such work is still easier 

 than to properly burn and satisfactorily cremate 

 the evil. This need not prevent the trunk 

 and some fairly healthy-looking leaves being 



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