this reason has been called the Woodgate rust. It is an infection 

 which attacks the host with almost unprecedented virulence. 

 For ex: ample, one tree 15 feet high was found by actual count 

 to have over 18,000 galls. The parts of the tree above the galls 

 either die (always, if the trees are young) or, if life continues, 

 "brooms" are produced which dwarf the tree and ruin it for 

 timber. The rust has been proved to have the capacity for 

 spreading directly from tree to tree without the intervention 

 of any alternate host. This peculiarity will probably make it 

 particularly dangerous and difficult to control. While Scotch 

 pine is a tree of great value for reforestation in the Northeastern 

 States, especially in light, sandy soils, the danger from Wood- 

 gate rust lies less in its damage to that species than in its po- 

 tential menace to all hard pines, which include some of the most 

 valuable forest trees in America. 



The public hearing on account of the Woodgate rust is called 

 to follow immediately the conference on account of the white 

 pine blister rust, for convenience of persons who may wish to 

 attend both. 



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