
          201

American Institute." New York City, Oct., 1849. "Transactions
of the American Institute, 1849." (Eighth Annual Report.)
Albany, 1850, p. 275. Assembly No. 199.

A. J. Downing, Chairman of the General Fruit Committee,
edited the Proceedings, and comments on the above report as
follows:

"The explanation of the great prevalence of yellows in
Connecticut, lies, we imagine, in the fact of the large introduction
of later years, of unhealthy trees, bought indiscriminately
in the markets of New York.  A little attention
to destroying every tree already affected, and introducing
those of healthy constitution from other districts, will very
soon result in the production of the finest fruit again, as
has been abundantly proved in many parts of the State of New
York." p. 275.

At this date (1849) there appears to have been no yellows
in Missouri, at least the Missouri Committee state that "the
trees succeed admirably when kept clear of worms." p. 285.

Mr. Cromwell, near Baltimore, Md., was a "peach king" in
1834.  Said to have been long known as such. P. 292.
        