METHOD OF CULTIVATING THE A'M'EUf CAT* CRAN BERRf. Q J^ 



through with many holes; on this a layer of stone* and rubbish 

 was hrst placed, and upon that a cohering of bog earth, 

 brought from Ifounsiow Heathy which together are 5 inches 

 below and 7 inches above the surface of the water of the ba- 

 sin ; in this bed of black mould, a variety of curious bog- Bog plants, 

 plants were placed about seven years ago, which flourished 

 in an unusual decree, among these was the vaccinium, which Cranberry. 

 flowered and ripened its fruit the first year. 



Iu the autumn of the second year it again produced a Runners, 

 plentiful cro>>, and soon after begun to send out runners 

 somewhat resembling those of a strawberry* but longer, and 

 rather less inclined to take root While young ; they did how- 

 ever take root in the winter, and early in the spring threw 

 out upright branches 10 inches and a foot long, on which 

 the flowers and fruit were chiefly placed ; the produce was Fi uit much su- 

 this year gathered, and found to be high flavoured berries, Sported. 1 ** 

 very superior to those imported, which have in general been 

 gathered unripe, and have become vapid and almost taste- 

 less bv long soaking in the water, in which they are packed 

 for carriage. 



It was now determined to consider the American cranberry Cultivated for 

 as an article of kitchen garden culture, and to give up the the kitchen, 

 whole of the island to it, which in a few years it entirely co- 

 vered by its own runners, without any fresh plants being put 

 in, and this bed, with the addition of some hanging boxes 

 receding from the centre to the sides, produced, in the year 

 180G, 23 bottles of very fine cranberries. 



In the year 1805, a bed was made on the side of the pond Extended to a 

 20 feet long and 5± feet broad, by a few stakes driven into ^ d ^>' ll ^ idc 

 the bottom parallel to the side, aud lined with old boards; 

 the bottom of this was filled up with stones and rubbish, 

 and on these a bed of black mould. 3 inches above and 7 

 inches below the usual surface of the water, was laid : this 

 was planted with cranberry plants, many of them having 

 been rooted in a hot bed, in which they thro e most vigo- 

 rously. In this autumn, 1807, the bed produced a crop, 

 whirh, added to that of the island, afforded a supply for the 

 family of 5 dozen bottles of cranberries, beside a small bas- 

 ket reserved for present use. The total contents of the two 

 cranberry beds is 32G square feet; the quantity of land em- 

 em plowed 



