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tion, still it possesses so much that is interesting and advan- 

 tageous that it deserves the attention of those who have 

 no other means of growing them. Even a partial success 

 will very often be highly remunerative, besides affording 

 much pleasure to the cultivator. 



There are but few gardens or soils where the experiment 

 is not worth trying on a small scale, even if it is not suc- 

 cessful, because the expense is so slight that a total failure 

 would be no great loss of capital. 



A light sandy or loamy soil, one that is naturally moist, 

 should be selected, if convenient, and prepared as thor- 

 oughly as for a vegetable garden. If swamp-mud or peat 

 can be had, it is well to give a liberal dressing, mixing 

 it with the soil ; rake all level, and then plant in rows 

 about two feet apart, and one foot apart in the rows. 

 Hoe the plants as long as it can be conveniently done 

 without disturbing them, after which no cultivation is re- 

 quired, except to pull out large weeds or grass that may 

 occasionally appear. 



If saw-dust can be had, it should be applied as a mulch, 

 scattering a light dressing in among the plants ; this will 

 keep the soil moist and assist in keeping the weeds down. 

 A small plot of three or four rods square will, if they suc- 

 ceed, be sufficient to supply an ordinary family. 



In addition to the value of the fruit, the Cranberry is 

 an exceedingly ornamental plant at all times of the season, 

 whether in fruit or flower. The variety known as the Bell 

 Cranberry is generally planted on upland, but it is proba- 

 ble that others, with proper care, will succeed equally as 

 well. There are a few cultivators in the vicinity of New 

 York who grow all of the improved varieties on upland, 

 and claim that they are very successful with them. 

 Judging from the fruit that has been shown by these gen- 

 tlemen at our horticultural fairs, the berries grow to as large 

 a size, if not in such large quantities, on upland as upon 

 the low. By obtaining seeds from these upland beds, and 



