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blossoming too early. In June, after all danger of frost is past, 

 the water must be drawn off entirely. If the water is not too 

 cold, it will be of great benefit to raise it, in the dry season, so 

 as to give moisture to the roots of the vines. 



Overflowing in winter, prevents, in a great degree, the at- 

 tacks of the cranberry worm, — that pest which sometimes de- 

 stroys a large portion of the fruit. Mr. A. H. Leland, of 

 Sherburne, stated, in 1853, that he completely exterminated 

 the vine worin, the year previous, on vines that had been 

 *' yearly eaten up by them since 1840," by keeping the vines 

 under water from " spring till the first of July." 



It may be well for me to add some notes on the varieties of 

 cranhcrries which are most extensively grown. They are all of 

 one species — the American, or Oxijcoccus Macrocarpus. Only 

 one other species is known, I think, in this country ; and that 

 is a small upland cranberry, the Oxycoccus Pahtstris. It is said 

 to be of good quality, and it grows only on dry, 2>oor soil. It 

 has not yet been tested by cultivation, but it is not probable 

 that its culture can be made profitable here. Some persons 

 may, however, be disposed to try it, as the upland culture of 

 our American species is nearly played out. 



There is a shrub (species ot Viburnum) that bears pretty 

 clusters of small, bright red berries, having a pleasant acid 

 flavor, or taste, and which are called "bush" or "tree cran- 

 berries," — 'but they are no more cranberries than choke -cherries 

 are gooseberries. 



Of the varieties cultivated here, the large dark crimson 

 cherry is considered one of the best — perhaps it is the very 

 best. Its quality is excellent. It ripens early. In color it is 

 much richer than others, and its very handsome form and ap- 

 pearance adds something to its market value. Its size is large 

 when well grown. It can easily be made to attain the size of 

 three-fourths of an inch in diameter each way. Both on clean 

 meadow and on moss, I have seen it this season, averaging about 

 that size, with many berries considerably larger. 



The largest cranberries that have been grown in quantity, in 



