the peduncles of the latter being terminal ; growing for the 
most part two together ; sometimes only one, and now and 
then three or four ; whereas, in V. macrocarpon, the peduncles 
are always lateral; growing alternately from the axils of 
smaller leaves, or bractes, below the extremity of the branch. 
There is likewise, besides the difference in the foliage, a 
considerable diversity in their habits, the stems of V. Oxy- 
‘ coccus being entirely prostrate ; whereas, in V. macrocarpon, 
the flowering branches are assurgent. Both species are 
cultivated with success in a soil, by no means damp, at 
the Fulham Nursery. : 
The American Cranberries are larger and fairer to the 
eye than the European, and by some they are preferred in 
tarts or preserves ; but in our opinion the taste of the English 
Cranberry is pleasanter than that of the American. 
Native of North America, from Canada to Virginia. 
Flowers with us in June and July. Communicated by 
Messrs. Waiter, Brame, and Minne. : 
