16 BULLETIN 799, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
or practically 93 per cent (92.8), were alive and 43, or over 7 per 
cent (7.2), were dead, giving an average of 35 sporophores to every 
10 trees for the live sporophores, 3 to every 10 trees for the dead 
sporophores, and an average of 38 sporophores both dead and alive 
for every 10 trees. An average of 11 sporophores both dead and 
alive for every 10 trees is found when all the trees of the six age 
classes are considered. Of the largest sporophores, which varied in 
size up to 6 by 6 by 8 inches, 92 per cent were found alive and 8 per 
cent dead. The average of the ages of the largest sporophores is 
approximately 15 years, and the average height on the trunk is 5.1 
feet. 
