. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. Fig. 149.—Peach leafcurl disease which at-tacks branches of cherry,peach and plum. 220 THE PEACH ORCHARD late in the season. (5) Stiff-leaved, yellowish shoots from thebody of the tree. These may become dense tufts. (6) Small,slender growth of all new wood (Fig. 150), with narrow, smallleaves. These may be yellow or reddish in color. (7) Death ina few Fig. 150.—A pretty cert
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. Fig. 149.—Peach leafcurl disease which at-tacks branches of cherry,peach and plum. 220 THE PEACH ORCHARD late in the season. (5) Stiff-leaved, yellowish shoots from thebody of the tree. These may become dense tufts. (6) Small,slender growth of all new wood (Fig. 150), with narrow, smallleaves. These may be yellow or reddish in color. (7) Death ina few Fig. 150.—A pretty certain indication of the yellows disease. Numerous weak twigs andbranches with premature starting of leaves in early spring. (New Jersey Station.) Do not confuse attacks of borers or of starvation with the yel-lows disease. Rosette, little peach, and leaf curl are diseaseswhich are apt to be mistaken for yellows. The treatment, when yellows is positively found, is to take outthe tree, roots and all, and burn it entirely. No spraying or othercure or prevention has yet been found. QUESTIONS 221 SURVEYS, PROJECTS, AND EXERCISES 1. Orchard Projects.—A student may manage the peach orchard for oneseason or more. Perform the pruning, spraying, cultivation, fertilizing, inter-cropping, growing the cover crop, fighting borers, harvesting, marketing, directions and record blanks to suit. 2. A more limited project may include merely the inter cropping in a youngorchard. Plant, cultivate, harvest, and market these crops. 3. A short project may be made of the picki
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