54 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The following letter addressed to Mr. Kaowltoa shows that this berry- 

 is in great demand in the markets of the large cities. 



Xew York, Ma}^ 11, 1895. 

 D. H. KnoifUon, Esq., Secretary of Maine Horticultural Society, Farming- 

 ton, Maine : 



Dear Sir : We have been referred to you by the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, and would ask j^ou if you could refer us to some 

 pai'ty who raises a small cranberry, similar to the one which is raised in 

 Germany, and called (Preiselberren), (Kronsberren). 



We understand that these grow in Maine, and as we can use large quan- 

 tities of the same, we would be thankful to you for referring us to the 

 right partj^ 



Thanking j'ou in advance, we remain 



Youry truly, 



F. G. STEOHMEYER & H. ARPE, 



Department for Food Products. 



GUSTA\T: PORGES, 



Manager. 



We have submitted the sauce to quite a number and all regard the 

 flavor as superior to that of the large cranberry. The marketmen and 

 grocers inform me that the fruit is ojBfered for sale sparingly in the fall, 

 and brings about the same price as that of ordinary native berries. The 

 ease with which it can be prepared, stored and kept for winter use does 

 away with the objection to its keeping qualities. 



As it grows readil}- and flourishes on waste, rockj'^ lands, it deserves 

 more attention than it has received. The size might also be improved 

 by selection and culture. As there is much less waste its size would be 

 less objectionable. 



THE SMALL CRANBERRY. 



(Vacciniurn Oxycoccns, L.) 



Description. Stems very slender (4'-9'), long leaves ovate acute with 

 strongly revolute margins (•2''-3" long), pedicels terminal 1-4, filaments 

 more than half the length of the anthers. June. 



Fruit — 3"-i" broad spotted with white when j^oung, red when mature. 



Distribution. Peat bogs N'ew England and Pennsylvania to Minnesota 

 and northward. It is rarelj'^ gathered for market in this countrj' because 

 of its small size and sparse bearing. The flavor is regarded as good, and 

 in Europe, where it is the only available species, it is largely marketed. 

 It is exported from Russia, into Europe. It grows in the moors of England. 

 The importation of the large American berry will no doubt make It less 

 important than formerly. We do not know whether attempts have been 

 made to grow the American berry on the European bogs. 



In this country it is regarded as a nuisance in bogs where the large 

 berrj' grows. 



