. Chestnut blight. Chestnut blight; Chestnut. 210 W. V. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 137 thousand as stumpage value, we have a total valuation of $15,- 000,000. These figures do not mean a great deal as there are many things to be considered aside from the simple lumber value of the chestnut. Our West Virginia forests deserve far more attention than they have tlius far received, and it is hoped that the publica- tion of this Bulletin will help to bring about some definite action both in regard to the Chestnut Hark Disease and gen- eral forestr}' work in this Fig. 1.—A fine old tre
. Chestnut blight. Chestnut blight; Chestnut. 210 W. V. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 137 thousand as stumpage value, we have a total valuation of $15,- 000,000. These figures do not mean a great deal as there are many things to be considered aside from the simple lumber value of the chestnut. Our West Virginia forests deserve far more attention than they have tlius far received, and it is hoped that the publica- tion of this Bulletin will help to bring about some definite action both in regard to the Chestnut Hark Disease and gen- eral forestr}' work in this Fig. 1.—A fine old tree, but dying from the bark disease. HISTORY. Attention was first called to this disease by Dr. H. W. Merkle, of the New York Botanical Gardens. During the summer of 1904-5 he noticed that a few of the chestnut trees in the parks appeared to be dying in a peculiar manner, and he brought the matter to the attention of Dr. W. A. Murrill, the Mycologist. In a paper on the subject given in the 1905. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original 1906-1960
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