| Show reach yellows and pencil rosette missouri Misso url experiment station the recent discovery by the experiment station of outbreaks of 0 peach rosette la in two localities of 0 the leading peach section of the state slate has prompted the statika issue for tree free distribution distria among the peach growers an illustrated pamphlet fully describing this disease and also peach yellows and giving suggestions tor for the suppression of these diseases they aro are by far the most destructive diseases known among peaches in some states the peach orchards over large areas have become so generally diseased that peach growing cannot profitably bo be carried on there the symptoms of yellows are premature ripening of the fruit which Is unnaturally blotched or clouded with wilh red and which is usually insipid or bitter a general falling off in vigor of tho the tree small cup shaped loaves a failure of many of the tha winter buds to start in spring the presence sprouts and tufts of leaves in the body of tho the tree in early autumn and sometimes a yellowish sickly color of the leaves from which the disease takes its name any or all of the above symptoms nay occur but the premature ripening of the fruit is usually the most prominent A tree once attacked by yellows is sure to die sooner or later generally within from three to five years the rosette usually attacks tho ilia tree in the spring or in early summer it is characterized by tufts or io rosettes of leaves which usually form at the ends of tile the newer wood then alons along the trunk and main branches tho the tree becomes weaker and the leaves fewer until when the tree dies tile the last leaves are usually those that thai torm form in numerous tufts along tho the trunk the rosette kills hills tho the treo tree in a single season goth both the yellows and rosette are slowly but surely spro spreading iding wc stward A few trees ot of the rosette have been beail found in Misso missouri url reach peach orchards and do de this season the only safeguard against the spread of these diseases is to dig up and burn all trees that are arc known to be infected and this should be promptly done wherever tile tho diseases occur careful attention to this matter now will save immense cris losses |
