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CHAP. PAGE 



VIII. ARMILLARIA MELLEA, THE HONEY 



FUNGUS. 



General. Microscopic details of the fructification. Rhizo- 

 morphs. Effect on the host. The black line and resin flow. 

 The method of infection. Means of prevention . . .144 



IX. LEAF AND SEEDLING DISEASES. 



The larch needle-cast (Sphaerdla laricina). Meria laricis. 

 Hypodermdla laricis. The larch needle-rusts : Melampsoridium 

 betulinum, Melampsora tremulae,, &c. Damping-off diseases : 

 Phytophthora omnivora ; Fusoma parasiticum . . . 168 



X. GENERAL SUMMARY . <. . . . . 182 



BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . .... 193 



INDEX . 200 



