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CPvAXBEKRY CULTURE. 



the presence of other jDlants, requiruig similar conditions 

 of soil and moisture, indicate a soil congenial to the 

 growth of tiie cranberry. For instance, the Feather- 

 leaf, also called Gander-bush, and Leather-leaf {Casscm- 

 dra calyculata) (fig. 5), so abundant in heath ponds, is 

 considered a sure indication of a proper locality. 



Tlie Ground Laurel {Kalmm cm f/f^st [folia] thrives 

 upon land that will produce cranberries — sometimes 

 profitably — but such should not be chosen for a perma- 

 nent meadow, it being generally too dry. Vines, 2:)lanted 

 upon these lands, become matted in a few years, produce 

 one or two crops, and then assume a woody, or dead ap- 



111:-. 4. — SECTION OF HEATH POND. 



pearance, — and this is especially the case if they are not 

 submerged during winter. 



A soil producing the Upland Huckleberry must always 

 be avoided, as it becomes pnrched or dried up in summer. 



Swamp laxds, upon which the TThite Cedar, or Juniper, 

 the Maple, Swamp Huckleberry and Magnolia thrive, are 

 frequently selected. It is in these that the deep deposits 

 of muck are found, and, when properly prepared, they 

 make lasting and valuable meadows. 



N. H. Bishop says : Gum-swamp bottoms are to be 

 avoided, as the presence of the gum-tree (Xyssa multi' 

 flora) denotes a cold, springy soil, which would require an 



