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PEACH ROSETTE.
A Disease which Is Killing the Peach
Trees About Ninety.Six-NO Rem.
adx Co~Uf
edy for 1t.

Editor Press and Banner.
write to call attention to q very destruc-
tive, and, for this section, new disease
which has appeared IN the peach trees In the
last few years. II showed itself In my or
chard first In the summer OF 1890.
This year know four orchards near me In.
vaded by IL, and doubtless there are others oi
which have not heard. The appearance ofa
season seas hottie Of the year il is yellow uniformly. but
It's distinctive symptom Is the tufted form OF
the leafgrowth which covers the tree all over
with leaf rosettes and gives the name OF the
modification Of the "yellows," disease we'll
known and very destructive In Maryland,
Delaware and other northern States, while
others hold 1t to be new and to have originat-
ed In north Georgia about ten years ago.
II this last be so, 1t has evidently crossed
the Savannah and invaded South Carolina
Whatever It's origin. ho tree attacked by IL
has ever been known to recover. 1t is with.
with the "yellows" at the north may live from
one 10 years, but Is sure to die sooner or lat
er. A tree with ''rosette" will never survive
the first year, unless part Of 1t is not affected
which Is very rare, the whole tree being al
most invariably attacked at once.
In this and the past TWO years nave losl
half OF my peach trees; Icounted this morn.
trees with IT. All will be dead by November.
farmers orchard seldom exceeds two or
three dozen trees, and will not last long dy-
ing at this rate.
Rosette does not attack apple or pear trees.
but all varieties of plumbs are liable 10 take
lit
Twigs with "rosette," like those sent to you
Clemson College. with inquiry as to the dis
ease and remedy, y any. He reported the
same to Prof. j. S. Newman. who forwarded
the whole TO the Agricultural Departnen ent at
Washington and wrote 10 me as follows:
"Neither remedy nor preventive has yet
been discovered as far as can learn. l would
suggest that all trees affected be burned to
prevent the spread OF the disease" ADVICE
OF the Division Of Vegetable Pathology, at
Wash ington from which / qoute :
The disease which you described SO clearly
Ia what have called Peach Rosette' for want
throughout Northern Georgia, but this Is the
first time 1t has been reported from South
Carolina. No remedy is known. and the only
suggestion / have felt like making Is 10 ad-
wise growers every where TO dig out and burn
such trees as soon as diseased. l should be
much obliged for any additional informa tion
at any time in regard to the spread OF the dis
This disease has been abundantly proven to
be constitutional or sin the blood" by the IN.
oculation of l25 healthy scious with "rosette'
buds, every one of which that set infected
and killed the scion, so 1t would seem TO be
useless 10 look for cause OF this disease eXter-
nally, like rust in wheat or lice on cabbage
and other plants:
would be glad III every reauer VI tnls aItl-
Gle living In South C,rolina, who Is so unfor.
tunate as TO have this disease In his orchard
would write to me at Ninety-SiX, saying
when II first made It's appearance? What per
cent of his trees have been attacked each
yearo What Is the ch aracter Of soil and loca-
tion OF orchard-wet or dry, clay or sand, etc.
will close with one more caution from DR..
Smith who has been investigating this di sease
tor the past three years. "lf peach-groWers
would save their orchards and maintain the
successful cultivation of the peach, the neces-
Ity for prompt and concerted action appears
TO be very great" w. l.. Anderson.