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Axstead, R. D. — Continued. 
1920. Rubber in South Travaneore. In Planters' Chron.. v. 15, p. 324-325. 
Three to four per cent of brown-bast was found. Bark-rot (Phy- 
tophthora meadii) and abnormal leaf -fall were important diseases. 
Ardex, S. 
1904. L' Hevea brasiliensis dans la Peninsule Malaise. 70 p., illus. Paris. 
Helicobasidium sp. the only fungus mentioned, p. 19—22. 
Arexs, P. 
1912. Bacterium prodigiosum (Ehrenb.) Lehm. et Neum. als Erreger dpr roten 
Pleeken auf frisch bereitetem Kautschuk. In Centbl. Bakt., Abt. 2, Bd. 
35, p. 465-466. 
1914. Schimniels en bakterien op bereide rubber. In Internat. Rubber Cong, and 
Exhib. Batavia, 1914, Rubber Rec, p. 397-400. German translation, p. 
399-400. 
[1916.] Abnormale bladafval bij Hevea. In Meded. Proefstat. Malang, no. 14, 
p. 6-11. 
1918. Een nieuwe bladziekte van Hevea, veroorzaakt door een meeldauwschimmel 
(Oidium spec..). In Arch. Rubbercult. Nederland.-Indie, jaarg. 2, p. 827- 
835. (Meded. Proefstat. Malang, no. 24.) 
English summary : A new leaf disease of Hevea caused by a mildew 
(Oidium sp.), p. 834-835. 
1918-20. Werkzaamheden in het belang van de rubbercultuur. A. Verslag van den 
plantkundige, 1918-1920. In Java (Middle) Proefstat. Malang, Verslag 
Omtrent Werkzaamheden. 1918, p. 5-8 ; 1919 p. 5-10 ; 1920, p. 4-9. 
(Verslag 1918 and 1920 are Meded. Proefstat. Malang, no. 27 and 34.) 
See also 1922 by W, Bally. 
Ashbv, S. F. 
1921. Root diseases and brown bast of Para rubber in the East. In Agr. News 
[Barbados], v. 20, p. 270. 
Summary of articles by Sanderson and by Farmer and Home in 
India-Rubber Jour., v. 61, p. 1225-1226, 1227-1228, 1921. 
-A.STTPT A\T TT 
1921. 'Para rubber. Dept. Agr. Uganda Circ. 6, p. 31. 
" Pests and diseases," p. 13-16. "All the well-known stem diseases 
of Hevea are in evidence in Uganda. Two of the most troublesome 
affections — stripe canker and brown bast — are particularly bad."' 
1922. The diseases of rubber. In Planters' Chron., v. 17, p. 57-60. 
Extracts from monthly reports (Nov. and Dec, 1921) of rubber 
mycologist. Die-back (phytophthora), brown-bast, and patch canker 
discussed. 
1922. Extract from report of rubber mycologist. In Planters' Chron., v. 17, p. 
263-266. 
Treats of secondary leaf-fall of Hevea ; inoculation experiments and 
disease-resistant trees. 
1922. Extracts from reports of rubber mycologist from March-June, 1922. In 
Planters' Chron., v. 17, p. 456— 45 Q . 
Experimental work on secondary leaf disease. 
1925. Brown bast- -an inquiry into the Keuchenius treatment. In Trop, Agr., v. 64, 
p. 334-343. 
Taken from his Recent developments in the rubber planting industry 
with special reference to budding, brown-bast treatment, manuring of 
rubber, etc. 
1925. Thinning out of rubber. (Abstract.) In India-Rubber Jour., v. 69, no. 7, 
p. 17-18. 
Impracticable in India and Ceylon, but recognized as necessary in 
many regions to prevent deterioration of the stand. 
1925. Rubber crop losses during the wet months. In India-Rubber Jour., v. 69, 
no. 15, p. 13-14. 
ASSOCIATIOX DES PLAXTEURS DE CAOUTCHOUC. 
1921. Les maladies de 1'IIevea. In Bui. Assoc. Plant. Caoutchouc, v. 9, p. 7-8. 
Black-stripe canker and moldy rot described. 
Auchixleck, G. G. 
1913. Note on the present position of rubber in Grenada. In West Indian Bui., v. 
13, p. 264-267. 
Hevea has been quite free from disease. Castilloa has been attacked 
by a fungus which appears on the stem at the ground line and de- 
stroys the bark, probably a Rosellinia. 
Baker, C. A. 
1910. Instructions to managers and assistants on rubber estates. In Agr. Bui. 
Straits and Fed. Malay States, v. 9, p. 369-380. 
Tree sanitation, p. 371-377. Trees are to be inspected for follow- 
ing diseases : Termes gastroi, Fomes scmitostus, Diplodia rapcu-. Symp- 
toms and treatment are given. 
Baker, C. F. 
1914. The lower fungi of the Philippine Islands. A bibliographic list chronologically 
arranged and with localities and hosts. In Lead. Philippine Bot., v. 6, p. 
2065-2190. 
Includes Lasiodtploclia tncohromae on Hevea, p. 2151. 
1919. Fungi from Singapore and also from Penang. In Gard. Bui. Straits Settle- 
ments, v. 2, p. 116-120. 
List of fungi collected by Baker and enumerated by Saccardo in 
Bui. Ort. Bot. Napoli, tomo 6, p. 39-73, 1921. 
