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It is advised that plants which seem less subject to the disease 

 be selected for propagation. 



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Indus. Bur. Bui. 110 : 13-26. 1907. 

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GALL 

 Caused by Synchytrium Vaccinii Thomas 



Cranberries and closely allied plants are affected by the gall 

 disease. Among these plants may be noted: azalea, sheep- 

 laurel, calfkill, leather-leaf, huckleberry, winter-green and sweet 

 pepper bush. These are particularly affected when growing 

 along the edge of an infested bog. 



The disease was discovered about 1886 in New Jersey. For 

 some time it was thought that the trouble was confined to a 

 single meadow in that state, but now it is known to occur as 

 far north as Newfoundland. Badly infested meadows are 

 rendered practically worthless. In 1889 the American Cran- 



