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(Dvill'OCCUS |jalustris. Natlkal Okder: Ericaccic— Heath Family. 



.l3.L\RLY e\c-r}- one is tamiliar with the handsome, bright and 

 los^\ truit of the Cranberry. \\l'iich is so frequentl}- exposed 

 )i sale in our markets, and from which such luscious jellies 

 and appetizing tarts 



:oncocted. The literal translation 



om the Greek would be sour-berrv, from 



acid, and 



*^^XoH(«, berr)', than which nothing coxold be more appropriate. 

 It IS also called moss-berr}', or moor-berr}', as it thri\es best in \o\\\ 

 bogg\ giounds, such as will-o'-the-wisp delights to dance over, and 

 wheie the soil sucks up water like a sponge. The shrub being- 

 pi ocumbent, or trailing, creeps along the ground, and under culti\-a- 

 tion toims dense masses, yielding an- abundant product. The flowers 

 are ot a light pink, and are clustered near the tips of the branches. 

 There is also a \-ariety called the Upland Cranberry. 



larbi^aob 



q^H 



E mind 

 .Shall nev 



A MIGHTY man is he, 

 ■^ With large and sinewy hai 

 .\nd the muscles of his brawiiN 

 .Vre stroiiii- as iron bands. 



th dovibt, nor shake with fear. 



— Shakespeare. 



I T PON his ample, shoulders 



' Clangs loud the four-fold shield, 



.\nd in his hand he shakes the brand 



Which none but he can wield. 



-Lord -Vacnnl 



tune empty all her quivt 

 ,ve a soul that, like an a 

 it all, ;uid ^"erge enoiigl 



■ on me. 

 iple shield. 



-DrvJeu 



TIKE a mountain lone and bleak, 

 '-' With its sky-encompass'd peak, 



Thunder riven, 

 LiftiuCT its forehead bare, 



Tlu'ough the cold and blighting air. 



Up to heaven, 

 Is tlie soul that feels its woe, 

 .\nd is ner\ed to bear the blo« . 





