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ing of peat or bog-earth ; and if they are once suited as to 

 the soil, the plants will multiply so as to cover the bed in the 

 course of a year or two, by means of their long runners, which 

 take root at different points. From a very small space a very 

 large quantity of Cranberries may be gathered ; and they 

 prove a remarkably regular crop, scarcely affected by the state 

 of the weather, and not subject to the attacks of insects. Sir 

 Joseph Banks gives an account of his success in cultivating 

 this fruit. " In one year, from 326 square feet, or a bed about 

 eighteen feet square, three and a half Winchester bushels of 

 berries were produced, which, at five bottles to the gallon, 

 gives one hundred and forty bottles, each sufficient for one 

 Cranberry-pie, from two and a half square feet." 



Cranberries thrive best in a wet soil, but will grow on almost 

 any land, by giving it a top-dressing of peat, bog, or swamp- 

 earth. As soon as such ground can be brought into tillable 

 condition, get plants that were produced from layers of the 

 last season, and set them out in rows about two feet apart ; 

 they will soon cover the ground by their runners, which, on 

 being laid, will produce an abundance of plants well adapted 

 for additional plantations in succeeding years. 



CURRANT, 

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GROSSEILLER A GRAPPES. JRibes. 



This is a genus of well-known shrubs, much cultivated for the 

 fruit. It is a native of the northern parts of Europe, and found 

 in hedges and woods in England ; and there are some species 

 indigenous in America. The fruit, being of an agreeable sub- 

 acid taste, is generally relished both as a dessert and in pies 

 and tarts. It is also much used in making wine, and is grown 

 to a considerable extent for that purpose. There are ten species 



