THE ENGLISH CRANBEREY". 15 



of the lords and ladies of London. And it was only 

 such, who could afford to pay the high prices de- 

 manded for these Muscovite luxuries. Now that the 

 Crimean War has effectually put a stop to the impor- 

 tation of Russian cranberries, it is but reasonable to 

 suppose that the American article will monopolize the 

 English market. 



At the present time, there are but two kinds of cran- 

 berries in the market — ^these ar« known as the English 

 and American cranberry. Without entering into 

 scientific details, or perplexing the reader with botan- 

 ical technicalities, we will, as concisely as may be, 

 describe both kinds, and their special peculiarities. 



THE ENGLISH CRANBERRY. 



(OXYCOCCTJS PALT78TKIS.) 



This species of cranberry abounds in many of the 

 marshy and fenny districts of England, and in some 

 parts of Ireland. In the latter country, they are 

 scarcely noticed by the peasantry, who seem to devote 

 all their energies to the cultivation of the inevitable 

 potato. There are two counties in the midland, or 

 rather eastern districts of England, which are cele- 

 brated for the large extent of marshes and fens they 

 contain. Indeed, many portions of Norfolk and Lin- 

 colnshire are mere bogs, or swamps, at certain rainy 



