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time. The next year the "yellows" appeared and nearly all this 

 valuable orchard was dug out inside of two years. 



I will make a suggestion by raising a question. Is it pos- 

 sible that a heavy freeze, at a certain stage of growth, by rup- 

 turing the protoplasmic cells of the new cambium layer, or the 

 cells of the wood, or those of the foliage, or all combined, would 

 so poison the system of the tree by the flow of this contaminated 

 matter as to debilitate the whole, producing what would be 

 equivalent to blood-poisoning? But all people are more inter- 

 ested in the following practical question: 



HOW CAN I HAVE A HEALTHY PEACH TREE? 



In Photo 02 you have what is as near perfection in peach 

 growing as you would find. This is at the summer home of Mr. 

 J. E. French, Wickliff, O. The gentleman is seen to the right. 



Photo 92 

 Fruit Farm of J. E. French, Wickliff, Ohio. 



