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N. J. State Horticultural Society
Secretary's Office.

Montclair, N. J., July 23, 1887.
[Essex Co. N.E. N.J. near N.Y.]

Erwin F. Smith, Esq.,

Dear Sir:

Yours of the 21st at hand. A rainy day permits a
prompt reply.  When you reach New Jersey I would suggest you
call on T. F. Baker, of Bridgeton, who will give you points
in his neighborhood and perhaps take you to see J. D. Cole,
of Deerfield and Eli Minch, of Shiloh [about 15 miles from Bombay Hook, Del.],
the Atheistical skeptic
who does not believe there is such a thing as incurable yellows.
If you go to Vineland, call of Col. A. W. Pearson, our 
president.

As you work your way up towards the centre of the State
Ralph Ege, of Hopewell [Central West N.J. north of Trenton],
is a large peach grower but he confesses 
he does not know much about the yellows.

John M. White, of New Brunswick, has visited the orchards
of Middlesex, Hunterdon, and Somerset for the past two years
for the Experiment Station, and is the best posted man I 
could refer you to.

The peach industry is not very heavy in this county but
if you will call on me I wil [will] try and show you around and
possibly show you a case of yellows on my own grounds.

        