Excerpt from Tree Wounds and Diseases, Their Prevention and Treatment: With a Special Chapter on Fruit Trees The reasons for writing this book are (i) that no work of a similar kind has been published (2) that numerous inquiries as to the treat ment of tree wounds and diseases suggest that such a book is required; and (3) the writer's knowledge of the subject, the result of many years' practical work and observation, has caused him to relate his experiences in the matter. The book, too, has been written by special request, and an apology is due for its non appearance three years ago, as arranged. Um foreseen circumstances, however, prevented this. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.