1112 THE FKUIT INDUSTRY IN NEW YOKK STATE 



Little Peach 



As in the case of yellows the cause of this disease is unknown. 

 Probably little peach 'has been more or less prevalent in the or- 

 chards of Xew York as long as yellows has, but it is certain that 

 little peach has not been recognized as a disease nearly as long as 

 yellows. It is equally as contagious but much harder to dis- 

 tinguish in its early stages. For this reason the disease is more 

 likely to become well established in an orchard before being 

 recognized. 



The most definite early indication of the disorder is a foliage 

 character rather than a fruit character as in the case of yellows. 

 One who is studying the disease must first recognize that all varie- 

 ties of peaches can be grouped into two distinct types of foliage, 

 namely, the Elberta type and the Crawford type. The former 

 have large wide slightly curved leaves with a drooping tendency. 

 The latter have short, medium-wide, crescent-shaped leaves 

 (Plate 5). The varieties of peaches mentioned below are 

 placed under their respective foliage types: 



Elberta Crawford 



Carman Barnard 



Champion Black Crawford 



Dewey Chairs Choice 



Elberta Early Crawford 



Greensboro Fitzgerald 



Hills Chili Foster 



Iron Mountain Globe 



Niagara Graves Early 



Red Cheek Melocotone Lady Ingold 



Salway Late Crawford 



Smock Plain Surprise 



Stevens Rare-Ripe Reeves Favorite 



Triumph Wheatland 



Yellow Bergen Yellow St. John. 



In the Elberta types the presence of this disease is manifested 

 by the leaves below the tip being tinged with yellow and withered 

 in appearance, while the terminal foliage remains healthy. The 

 tip foliage remains green throughout the season. No striking 

 difference is noted in the size of the fruit, but it will ripen a few 

 days late. 



In the second year the foliage characters are the same but are 

 more pronounced. The effect on the fruit is easily recognized since 



