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plish spotted externally, and they show red streaks scattered 

 through the flesh. The amount of redness varies ; there may 

 be only traces, or the whole fruit may become entirely crimson. 

 The flavor of such fruit is usually insipid and sometimes bitter. 

 (3) Abnormal dwarfed shoots come out on the trunks and 

 limbs (Fig. 77). These may not show, however, until the 

 second year, in which case the only signs of yellows the first 



FIG. 77. Peach-yellows ; note the clusters of shoots. 



year are those enumerated above. Such shoots bear small 

 leaves of a pale-green, yellowish, reddish or whitish color, and 

 there is a marked tendency toward repeated branching. Leaves 

 on affected trees are notably more slender, but it should be 

 borne in mind that certain varieties like the Elberta, Carman, 

 Champion, Hill's Chili and others possess leaves which are 

 characteristically long, narrow and straight, with a natural 

 tendency to droop. 



The second year during which the orchard is affected with 



