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seems to settle itself under the young leaves, and after having 

 feasted upon the vine, it webs it up, and leaves upon it the 

 appearance of " fire blight." This insect anpears, generally, 

 soon after blossoming, and often attacks certain sections of the 

 cranberry yard, and leaves the other unvisited. 



2. The Cranberry Worm is that which destroys the berry. 

 Flooding is often resorted to to prevent this ; but we believe no 

 eflectual remedy has yet been discovered, and applied against 

 this " fruit worm." 



3. The Rot. This is not so common as the former causes of 

 destruction to the cranberry, of which we have briefly treated. 

 We have seen but one yard in which the cranberry rotted, 

 and then this rot was confined to one particular part of the 

 yard. The proprietor believes it to be too low, and that if he 

 raised it to the level of the other section of his yard, it would 

 correct this evil. The opinion of another experienced culti- 

 vator is, that the vines are too thickly matted, and consequent- 

 ly they cannot receive the rays of the sun as they demand, nor 

 yet air in sufficient quantity to meet their wants. If the rot 

 arises from either of the causes named, the remedy is easy to 

 apply. 



IX. The cranberry is a fruit which every year is increasing 

 in value, from the fact that the demand for it is now greater 

 than it ever was. We would not speak disparagingly of the 

 cranberry raised in Maine, New Jersey, or the South ; but yet, 

 on a careful examination of their products in this department 

 of horticulture, we are compelled to award to the cranberry of 

 Cape Cod the highest praise. The cranberry raised in the 

 county of Barnstable is deep colored, large and hard. It will 

 keep well when properly treated, from harvest to harvest, and 

 it does, most certainly, stand higher in the great markets of 

 this country and Europe than any other fruit of the same name. 

 The soil, climate and natural facilities of the Cape are condu- 

 cive to the perfect development of the Cranberry ; and as its 

 cultivation is yet in its infancy, we may hope for our county to 

 become the great cranberry garden which shall supply the 

 world. 



We might extend this paper to a greater length than is desir- 

 able, by alluding to the magnificent yards which exist on the 



