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parks, it would be found an embellishment to 

 the banks ; it being an elegant little fruit on 

 the ground, where it trails, and spangles the 

 grass with its red and variegated berries. 



Sweden produces abundance of cranber- 

 ries, but they are only used for cleansing plate 

 in that country. 



'A new species of cranberry is now culti- 

 vated in this kingdom, which has been called 

 snowberry, on account of the colour of the 

 fruit : it was brought from Nova Scotia in the 

 year 1760 by Mr. Jonathan Laycock, and is 

 stated to be found in the swamps of Cyprus 

 also. This berry has a perfumed taste, like 

 eau de noyau, or bitter almonds : it is reared 

 by Mr. Joseph Knight, of Little Chelsea, and 

 several other nurserymen near the metropolis. 

 Another variety was brought from Madeira in 

 1777 ' 9 which requires the shelter of the green- 

 house ; and the Jamaica cranberry, which was 

 introduced the following year, will not thrive 

 in this country except in the stove. 



Cranberries are of an astringent quality, 

 and esteemed good to restore the appetite : 

 they were formerly imagined efficacious in 

 preventing pestilential diseases. 



