Excerpt from Control of White Pine Blister Rust in Connecticut, 1909-1921 In 1908 and 1909 about white pine transplants were imported from Germany for forest planting in Connecticut. After planting it was discovered that some of these trees were breaking out with the yellow blisters, or aecial stage of the rust. It was first discovered in April, 1909 by Mr. C. A. Metzger on trees which he was planting in Wilton, specimens being sent by him to this Station for identification. 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.