THE TREE CRANBERRY 



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Fig. 113. Tree Cranberry, Viburnum opulus. 



deep scarlet and remains so until severe frosts, which cause it to 

 become somewhat duller, though it will remain conspicuously 

 bright all winter if allowed to hang. This renders the plant 

 attractive throughout the greater portion of the year. Its flowers, 

 too, are as graceful as those of the sterile form. 



The plant deserves all the praise it is likely to receive as an 

 ornamental, but as a fruit -producing plant it is of doubtful value. 

 The fruit is said to be very,sour, but more agreeable than the true 

 cranberry. It is used to 'some extent as a substitute for it, and 

 makes good sauce or jelly, though too astringent to suit some 



