LUTHER BURBANK 



Central Japan. No important results from the de- 

 velopment of this plant have as yet materialized, 

 however. 



The blueberry and huckleberry are extremely 

 difficult to raise from seed. But if kept sufficiently 

 moist this may be accomplished. 



Cranberry seedlings can be grown by washing 

 out the seeds and sowing in a protected place or 

 in damp sphagnum moss. 



The young seedlings can be transplanted like 

 other fruiting plants, but the operation is rather 

 delicate as with all other Vacciniums. The soil 

 must always be virgin soil, and with hardly a 

 trace of lime, as all Vacciniums prefer what is 

 commonly called an acid soil. 



The cranberry, like most other members of the 

 tribe, spreads by sending out runners. It can be 

 propagated by cutting the vines into small pieces. 

 The plant does not thrive in California except in 

 some bogs of the northwestern part of the state. 

 In regions to which it is adapted, however, the 

 cranberry is a crop of considerable importance, 

 and there appears to be a splendid opportunity 

 for someone to conduct experiments for the de- 

 velopment of better varieties. 



Mere selection from the existing varieties 

 would probably accomplish much. And of course 

 still further progress could be expected if the dif- 



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