CLOUDBERRY 365 



Scotia and northern Quebec. It is known nnder vari- 

 ous aames, and is very abundanl through northern 

 Canada, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and 

 north to the Arctic sea. Growing always in peal bogs 

 .•it the south, and further north in open boggy places 

 in woods, it is toiuitl in tin- greatest profusion on the 

 barrens beyond the northern limit <>f tree growth, 

 occasionally ripening its fruit within the Arctic Circle. 

 In spite of the fact that it is very susceptible to frost, 

 and that frequently the fruit docs not mature at all, it 

 sr.-iiis to improve in quality, like a few other berries, 

 toward tin- northern limits of it< distribution. 



" Rubu8 arcticus and R. Chamcemorus are frequently 

 found together, the broad, rose-colored flowers of the 

 on.- contrasting beautifully with the large, whit.- ane- 

 mone blossoms of the other. The Cloudberry resembles 

 noil.- of its congeners in color or in flavor. Tin' rich 

 amber or golden berries are only slightly tinged with 

 deep red on the side toward tin- sun ; and they never 

 have more than tin- slightest trace of acidity. Indeed, 

 so tasteless is tin- berry that it can hardly be eaten ;it 

 all until ripe. The berries when apparently mature are 

 often dry and insipid, tasting not anlike n very young 

 apple; indeed, the name 'Bake -apple berry,' bj which 

 it i- known in the maritime provinces, maj have been 

 given to it on account of the real or supposed resem- 

 blance of its flavor to that of ;i baked apple. 



"When quite ripe, however, the Cloudberry has an 

 intensly Bweet, honey-like flavor, slightly recalling that 

 of th«- large white raspberry of cultivation ; ami then, 

 if eaten in Braall ^uantiim-. it i^ perhaps the most de 

 licious of our northern hemes. The habitant 

 Quebec and the Indians prefer it jus! as it approaches 



