CLOUDBERRY 365 



Scotia and northern Quebec. It is known under vari- 

 ous names, and is very abundant through northern 

 Canada, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and 

 north to the Arctic sea. Growing always in peat bogs 

 at the south, and further north in open boggy places 

 in woods, it is found in the greatest profusion on the 

 barrens beyond the northern limit of tree growth, 

 occasionally ripening its fruit within the Arctic Circle. 

 In spite of the fact that it is very susceptible to frost, 

 and that frequently the fruit does not mature at all, it 

 seems to improve in quality, like a few other berries, 

 toward the northern limits of its distribution. 



" Rubus arcticus and R. Chamcemorus are frequently 

 found together, the broad, rose -colored flowers of the 

 one contrasting beautifully with the large, white ane- 

 mone blossoms of the other. The Cloudberry resembles 

 none of its congeners in color or in flavor. The rich 

 amber or golden berries are only slightly tinged with 

 deep red on the side toward the sun ; and they never 

 have more than the slightest trace of acidity. Indeed, 

 so tasteless is the berry that it can hardly be eaten at 

 all until ripe. The berries when apparently mature are 

 often dry and insipid, tasting not unlike a very young 

 apple; indeed, the name 'Bake-apple berry/ by which 

 it is known in the maritime provinces, may have been 

 given to it on account of the real or supposed resem- 

 blance of its flavor to that of a baked apple. 



"When quite ripe, however, the Cloudberry has an 

 intensly sweet, honey -like flavor, slightly recalling that 

 of the large white raspberry of cultivation ; and then, 

 if eaten in small quantities, it is perhaps the most de- 

 licious of our northern berries. The habitants of 

 Quebec and the Indians prefer it just as it approaches 



