The Dutch Elm Disease

Dutch elm disease, Graphium ulmi /

“…Since its discovery in England, Peace (42,43), of Oxford and of the Imperial Forestry Institute, has made most of the preliminary investigations on the spread of Graphium and its effect on elms in England. By 1931 it had been found in 38 counties.…”

“…Apparently in England no serious measures for the eradication of the disease have been taken and some persons believe that the fungus is not always fatal to the infected trees. The following statement is taken from an article by Peace (45) written in October, 1935…”