42 VINES. 



bears the most abundantly — for there is a vine which 

 is barren — and that we choose to describe as the 

 Unhealthy Plant 



The healthy vine, as far as we have been able to 

 discover, -presents an ajDpearance of greenish brown on 

 the leaf, the spears and runners are fine and thin, 

 remarkable for their wiry nature and aspect. They 

 seem of stunted growth, but form beautiful and tufted 

 groups of spears in their process of matting. 



The Unhealthy Vine appears altogether brighter and 

 stronger, and hence from this peculiarity some are apt 

 to be mistaken. We will on this point give the expe- 

 rience of an old and practical grower, as it is from him 

 we have derived our information. He prepared some 

 land adjoining a fresh- water pond, which in every way 

 was adapted to develop the cranberry vine. He came 

 in contact with a few rods of vines which seemed to 

 be good, and his impression was that if he could secure 

 them he would soon have an excellent 3-ard. He 

 bought them and set them out; he watched them 

 closely, and was gratified in seeing them look so 

 thrifty. They spread and matted remarkably quick, 

 and he hoped for a great yield from such young vines. 

 But when blossoming- time came, he perceived that they 

 did not put out so much as his other vines, and that 

 there were but very few berries on them when picking- 

 time came. He tried these ^anes year after year, and 



