year; the number of branches already dead u 

 considerably increased by the rav; 



n for i 



other 



dead will doubtless be 

 :he winter's cold among 

 unseasoned twigs ; and another spring will probably find the 

 plane-trees much less able to cope with the fungus than they 

 were this year. On the other hand, fortunately, the trees will 

 probably have several years to recuperate before another epi- 

 demic appears like the present one. 



No treatment of the disease can be suggested. Spraying is 

 out of the question because of the immense size of the tree and 

 because the fungus lives within the leaves and twigs and cannot 

 be reached by the spraying solution. It is always desirable to 

 see that the general health of the trees is good and that all dead 



The wood is 



