New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 179 
WINTER INJURY AND, THE Kina Dispasp.—In the apple 
orchards throughout Western New York one frequently comes 
across trees on which the bark around the base of the trunk is 
dead or loose or perhaps already fallen away, leaving the wood 
exposed for a distance of one or two feet above the surface of 
the ground. Sometimes the injury extends clear up to the 
crotch and into the larger branches. This disease attacks sey- 
eral varieties, but is especially troublesome to the Tompkins’ 
King, or King as it is commonly called. This variety is so sus- 
ceptible to attack that the disease is generally known as the 
“ King disease,” and the planting of the King in recent years has 
considerably fallen off on account of it. The cause is unknown; 
and our recent observations have thrown little new light on the 
subject. That injury of this sort is sometimes winter injury 
there is little doubt. The following case was evidently of that 
nature: In April, 1899, we examined, at Hall’s Corners, an or- 
chard which was 25 years of age and contained several different 
varieties. For the most part the trees were in good condition, 
but in a row of Baldwins, at about the center of the orchard, 
there were ten trees with patches of bare wood extending from 
12 to 18 inches above the surface of the soil. While the injuries 
were commonly on the southwest side they were not confined 
to that side, but occurred on all sides. On two trees the injury 
extended clear around the trunk, but was bridged over by 
several strips of living bark. Bridges of living bark were also 
observed on some of the other affected trees. The margins of 
the wounds were nicely healed over. The trouble was first 
noticed in the spring of 1897 when the bark became loosened. 
OrHER Dismases.—Monilia fructigena has been occasionally 
found rotting fruit on the trees. We have not met with water 
core,® core rot,!® or Atkinson’s edema." 
%Cobb, N. A. Water Core in Apples. Agr. Gaz. N. 8S. Wales, 2: 286-287, 
1891. 
*%Craig, J. Core Rot of Apples and Pears. Can. Exp. Farms Rept., 
1896: 172-173. 
7 Atkinson, G. F, QCidema of Apple Trees. Cornell Exp, Sta., Bul. 61: 
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