
          186

of being in the last stages of the yellows."  The cells were
gorged with starch.  "Careful examination was now made for
bacteria. It was at once apparent that if present at all
they did not occur in the obvious and abundant manner seen
in pear blight.  Bacteria were occasionally found, and in
one or two instances seemed to be grouped at one spot, but
there was no absolute proof that they came from the interior
of the tissues." In the Kings Ferry trees "Some showed premature
fruit, a few had small, wiry and somewhat fascicled
branches, and the majority had yellows, often very depauperate
foliage, tinged with red; but these characteristics were not
often concentrated upon the same tree.  The microscopic examination
proved not at all more definite."

"Downing's Horticulturist states that in the county of
New Castle, Del., there are about 2,500 acres devoted to 
peach orchards." p. 132 of The Cultivator. 1847.

Speaking of yellows, J. J. T. in The Cultivator, Albany,
N. Y., 1844, says: "In Western New York it is comparatively
unknown, and great care should be used by cultivators that it
be not introduced by imporations." p. 255.
        