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affected.

The second and last specimens
under the second cloth division is
is from a strong tree, six years old,
and every part is diseased like
the specimens I send you.  This 
last tree, as well as the first, showed
no symptoms of disease last summer
that I noticed;- but from the fact
[that] it shows so complete development 
of the disease now it is quite
probable it escaped my notice last
season.  I am of the opinion the first
symptoms of disease in this locality at
least, is not so manifest as in the 
North.  I have found no person yet 
who has ever seen a tree with the
disease in bearing, - and although
several trees have fruited prematurely this
season with fruit of large size, yet
the flavor  was good - a little more astringent
than usual - but surface not
high-colored and the flesh of the fruit
was of the usual color in sound fruit.
I will watch these trees through this season
and next- and inform you of
the final result.

A few other trees in my own orchard
that suffered from curled leaf last spring
are not making as strong growth as usual
the leaves assume a yellowish look, not quite
        