. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Union of South Africa. 752 Journal of the Department of Effects of Storms on certain Forests, Cape Province. 753 all these trees have since died from the damage they sustained, andin working them up it is being found that water oozes out whilstthe logs are being sawn, that the timber is streaked with black, andthat it gives out an olfensive odour like that of stagnant water. Chipsof yellowwood showing these characteristics were submitted to thePlant Pathologist for examination, and he reports that the dis-coloration in the wood is due t
. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Union of South Africa. 752 Journal of the Department of Effects of Storms on certain Forests, Cape Province. 753 all these trees have since died from the damage they sustained, andin working them up it is being found that water oozes out whilstthe logs are being sawn, that the timber is streaked with black, andthat it gives out an olfensive odour like that of stagnant water. Chipsof yellowwood showing these characteristics were submitted to thePlant Pathologist for examination, and he reports that the dis-coloration in the wood is due to moisture at the roots. It is similarto the trouble in oaks known as wet-foot, due to the same is no fungus present—the walls of the cells are simply impreg-nated with some resinous substance. About one hundred trees of different species (Yellowwood—Pndocarpvs sp., Stinkwood—Ocotea bullafa, Assegai—Curtisiafarjliica, Lemon—Xymalos monospora, Chestnut—Cnlodenclron
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