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menace to peach culture in Western New York, it may be con- 

 sidered here. A complete diagnosis is not necessary. The 



disease is readily distinguish- 

 ed by premature fruit, which 

 bears definite reddish spots 

 which extend into the flesh 

 and usually reach the pit. 

 If the tree is not in bearing, 

 the first symptom will be the 

 appearing of thin, yellowish 

 and small-leaved short shoots 

 on the bod)* and larger 

 branches. At first these 

 shoots ma)' appear singly ; 

 one is shown natural size in 

 Fig. 7. Soon, however, these 

 "willow shoots," as they 

 are called in Western New 

 York, appear in bunches, and 

 each one has a tendency to 

 branch the first year. Fig. 

 8 shows one of these clumps 

 which pushed out on a limb 

 an inch in diameter. Upon 

 trees in regular bearing, these 

 shoots are the second symp- 

 tom of yellows. A yellows 

 tree soon becomes weak and 

 yellowish throughout, the 

 leaves are small, and in about 



Fig. 7. — Yellows Shoot. 



three years it dies. Yellows must not be confounded with yel- 

 lowness. The former is a specific disease ; the latter is caused by 

 anything which lowers the vitality of the tree. 



III. SMALL FRUITS. 



The most serious trouble among small fruits which has come 

 under our observation this year is the anthracnose or cane-rust of 

 raspberries (known as GUeosporium venetum or G. necator). It 



also attacks the blackberry. This attacks the growing canes. 



