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There are some American varieties which have been found to 

 be usually exempt from mildew. They are not as large and 

 showy as the English sori;s, but we mvist content ourselves with 

 these unto, better are produced. We consider the two described 

 below to be the best. 



Downing. — "Was raised by Mr. Chas. Downing, of Newburgh, 

 N. Y., and has proved to be the best of the American sori;s thus 

 fat. The berry is of medium size, of a light green color, and 

 very good flavor. The plant grows upright, with shining, deep- 

 green leaves, and is very productive. 



Houghton. — The fruit is not as large as the Downing, is of 

 a pale red color, sweet and good. The plant grows well, but the 

 branches are slender, with a somewhat drooping habit, and exceed- 

 ingly productive. 



THE CRANBERRY. 



We desire to call attention to the cultivation of this fruit, 

 "believing that there are many acres now lying wholly neglected, 

 covered with rushes, coarse grasses, stunted bushes, and possibly 

 intermingled with vines of the Cranberry, which are well adapted 

 to its successful growth, and which, by the application of a little 

 labor and capital, might be made to yield a handsome revenue. 

 At present this fruit brings high prices in all the cities of this 

 continent, selling readily at from eight to ten dollars per barrel ; 

 and should it ever happen that the supply becomes equal to the 

 demand in America, the fruit can be put up in barrels, and 

 shipped with perfect safety across the Atlantic. 



Cranberry plantations have been found to yield an average 

 crop of one hundred bushels to the acre, taking one year with 

 another, though it is no uncommon thing to gather two hundred 

 and three hundred bushels to the acre. It is one of our hardiest 

 fruit-bearing vines, growing wild in many of our marshes ; it is 

 very prolific, requires .but little care after being once fully estab- 

 lished, and will remain without renewal on the same ground. 



