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themselves the seeds of incipient consumption, not yet externally
developed.  A bud may be taken from a tree apparently sound but
after a time both trees will be affected and decay. x x That the disease
however it may have originated has not its origin in either the
soil of climate of this latitude is pretty evident.  Natural trees
can now be found in great numbers of many years growth alongside
fences and other neglected situations, perfectly sound, and likely
to remain so."  Farmer<s>'s</s> and Mechanic<s>s</s> [where published?] quoted
in Farmers' Cabinet. Jan., 1848, p. 182-3 Phila., Pa.

"All the young peach orchards in N.J. look as healthy as any
of ours do, but when 3 or 4 years old they have the yellows.
Nursery trees do not have, or at least, do not show the yellows;
but generally after bearing their second crop of peaches the N.J.
orchards all die.  Still, in some parts even of N.J. they are exempt
from the disease." - Mr. Barry, in discussion before Fruit
Growers' Soc. of West, N.Y., p 89, Genesee Farmer, Rochester, March,
1861.  At this time yellows has appeared in West, N.Y.  Mr. Sharp
"would warn people that many N.J. trees are being sold here,  was
fearful lest we become like N.J."  Dr. Sylvester remembered that
in 1836 there was not in N.J. 1/10 of the disease called yellows
which there is at present." Ib., p. 89.

T. W. Harris' paper Cf.  preceding notes, occurs also on pp.
210-218 of Proc. Am. Pom. Soc. Boston Meeting, 1834. The part
on yellows is on p. 212.
        