THE CRANBERRY. 



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fitted for growing other crops as a rule. The Low-bush cranberry 

 (V actinium vitis Idoea) is gathered in Nova Scotia and other coast and 



Bell Type. Bugle Type. 



lake sections as found in a wild state, but it is nowhere cultivated. 

 The cultivated varieties are divided into classes in describing. The 

 Bell class or type has a decided bell-shape ; the Bugle type resembles 

 the bugle-head, and the Cherry is nearly round. In cranberry-growing 

 centers names are given to the best varieties, but these names are local 

 and we have no definite descriptions; yet in Massachusetts, New 

 Jersey, and at Cape Cod a few varieties have become commercial. 



SOME LEADING VARIETIES. 



Dennis. Large, bugle-shaped; color bright scarlet. Popular in 

 New Jersey. 



Early Black. Large, bell-shaped; color purple black. Season, 

 much earlier than other varieties. A favorite market variety in 

 Massachusetts. 



