172 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



SUMMARY. 



1. In New England the term "Blueberry" is applied indis- 

 criminately to various species of Vaccinium, particularly to V. 

 P ennsylvanimm. Lam., V. vacillans, Solander, and V. Cana- 

 dense, Kalm. V. Corymhosuni L., is known as the high bush 

 blueberry. 



2. The species most commonly found are, in the order of 

 their commercial importance, Vaccinium P ennsylvanicum, Lam., 

 V. Canadense, Kalm., V. corymhosuni, L., V. nigrum, Britton,. 

 and V. vacillans, Solander. 



3. The "Blueberry Barrens" of Maine are mainly in Wash- 

 ington county and are about 150,000 acres in extent. There 

 are, however, many thousand acres in other parts of the State- 

 that are, or might be made, profitable blueberry lands. 



4. Blueberry lands that are treated systematically are usually 

 burned over every third year for the purpose of renewing the 

 bushes and of checking the growth of the alders, birches, etc. 

 Lands bearing the high bush blueberry are seldom burned over. 



5. The Station is now making an effort to introduce several 

 species into cultivation. This is done by transferring some of 

 the most productive and largest fruited plants to the garden, 

 and by growing seedlings from selected fruit. 



6. The few attempts that have been made at garden culture 

 of the blueberry, indicate that, with care, satisfactory results- 

 may be obtained. 



