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SUMMARY OF THE TWO PRECEDING SECTIONS 



1. The cranberry is partially aquatic in habit. It thrives 

 in peat marshes that are submerged in winter, and in which 

 the water is a foot or two below the soil surface during the 

 warm season (265). 



2. The cranberry is chiefly cultivated in soft-water, 

 marshes, and in northern United States and Canada (267). 



3. The highest success in cranberry culture requires the 

 proper soil and abundance of soft water, with ability to 

 control the water supply at all seasons of the year (268). 



4. Wild cranberry marshes are sometimes improved with- 

 out replanting. The ground is cleared of logs, bushes, 

 etc., and provision is made for controlling the water. The 

 fruit produced on such marshes is generally inferior in 

 quality (269). 



5. Ground for the cranberry should be selected with ref- 

 erence to air drainage. Only alluvial or mucky soils, free 

 from clay or loam, are adapted. A mixture of coarse sand 

 and muck, or a layer of muck with coarse sand above or 

 below, is best. The water must not be stagnant (270). 



6. In preparing the mapsh for planting, a main ditch is 

 dug. about two feet below the surface of the muck layer, 

 wide enough to hold the marsh water. The turf is next 

 removed, and branch drains are cut through the muck. A 

 layer of sand is then often applied (271).- 



7. The cranberry is propagated from cuttings of the 

 young wood, planted in place, or, where the marsh is 

 covered with water, the cuttings may be sown broadcast, 

 without other planting (272). 



8. The cranberry marsh needs little attention during 

 the growing season except to control the water supply and 

 destroy harmful insects (273). 



