38 BULLETIN 360, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
In point of quality and quantity the seed-producing capacity of 
trees suppressed by mistletoe is far below that of normal uninfected 
trees, 
Mistletoe can be controlled. It is suggested that a beginning may | 
be made in its eradication or in the reduction of the ravages caused 
by these parasites by working along the lines indicated in the last 
section of this bulletin. 
