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whole of the first season there is no sign of disease be- 

 yond the appearance of a few premature peaches, the 

 fohage being fully grown and dark green, and the shoots 

 in no way dwarfed or sickly. As already intimated, the 



FIG. 37. YELLOWS TUFT. 



disease usually appears first in one limb or one side of 

 the tree, but sometimes in all j^arts of the tree at once, 

 or on opposite sides. No matter to how slight an extent 

 the tree is first diseased, it never recovers, but becomes 



