From observations which have been made up to the present time 
in this country each case of infection has been referable to the 
presence of a jungle stump. 
The fungus does not apparently fruit in any abundance in this 
country ; in fact, hitherto it has only been possible to find a single 
fruit, on camphor, and this a badly developed specimen. The fruit 
takes the form of a velvety, brown, in crusted mass on the base of the 
plant at the collar. In specimens of the fungus which have been exa- 
mined on Cacao by the author, the brown mass was observed to ring 
the stem at the collar for a distance of about three inches. In Samoa 
and in West Africa, there appears to have been no difficulty in obtain- 
ing the fruits of the fungus. The scarcity of fruits in this country 
would lead one to infer that the propagation of the disease by means 
of spores is scarcely worthy of serious consideration. 
Treatment. 
When a tree dies it is necessary to remove it with as much of the 
roots as possible and burn them. 
Old stumps with their roots should also be removed from the 
infected area and burnt. 
Trenching is unnecessary; and the application of quicklime may 
be dispensed with, providing that all of the diseased roots have been 
removed. 
In each centre of infection the lateral roots of trees adjacent to 
the dead tree should be examined and any which are diseased should 
be cut off to a point where they are healthy, and the diseased portion 
removed and burnt. 
There appears to be no reason why replanting should not be done 
immediately after the area occupied by the diseased tree has been dug 
over and the wood has been removed. 
A DISEASE OF SEEDLINGS OF PALAQUIUNI 
OBLONGIFOLIUM. 
{Lae stadia Palaquit n. sp.) 
By Keith Bancroft, b.a., Assistant Mycologist, F.M.S. 
A disease of seedlings of Palaquium oblongifolium, Burck., has 
recently been reported from the nurseries ot the Forestry epartmen 
at Trolak (Perak) where a large number of seedlings are said to e 
affected. The plants of Palaquium oblongifoUum are being cultivated 
along with Balanocarpus maximus (Chengal) ; the latter, however, are 
not affected. 
