LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY, 



OFFICE OF THE CHIEF, 

 Washington, D. C., April 26, 1907. 



SIR : I have the honor to transmit herewith, and to recommend for 

 publication as Bulletin No. 110 of the series of this Bureau, the 

 accompanying technical paper entitled " Cranberry Diseases," by 

 Dr. C. L. Shear, Pathologist in Charge of Investigations of Dis- 

 eases of Small Fruits. 



This paper contains the first full account of the fungous parasites 

 of the cranberry and the diseases they produce. It also gives suc- 

 cessful methods of preventing the diseases. 



The illustrations which accompany this paper are considered 

 essential to a full understanding of the text. 

 Respectfully, 



B. T. GALLOWAY, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 

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