. The Dutch elm disease . Fif^UEE 3.—On the right is a young American elm 14 days after it was inoculated with the Dutch elm-disease fungus. The seedling in the center is one of the check trees, which were treated similarly except that the fungus was not Inserted In the wound. - The check tree on the left was almost completely severed, hut it showed no signs of wilting The English elm {Ulmus ccunpestris), the Holland elm {U. hoUandica), and the Scotch elm {U. glabra), which are planted to some extent as ornamentals in this country, are likewise susceptible to the disease. ZeK'ova keall, a tree
. The Dutch elm disease . Fif^UEE 3.—On the right is a young American elm 14 days after it was inoculated with the Dutch elm-disease fungus. The seedling in the center is one of the check trees, which were treated similarly except that the fungus was not Inserted In the wound. - The check tree on the left was almost completely severed, hut it showed no signs of wilting The English elm {Ulmus ccunpestris), the Holland elm {U. hoUandica), and the Scotch elm {U. glabra), which are planted to some extent as ornamentals in this country, are likewise susceptible to the disease. ZeK'ova keall, a tree closely related to the elms, also has been found by inoculation to be susceptible.
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