96 COERESPONDENCB. 



" On -what location do yon prefer to plant vines ?" 

 I consider them rather of a marine plant, and there^ 

 fore should prefer to plant as near salt water as possi- 

 ble, and not have them overflowed with salt water. 



" What soil do you prefer ?" A wet, sandy soil, 

 the whiter the sand the better. My reasons are, there 

 will be less grass grow to choke the cranberry vine, 

 and the berry will grow larger. 



" What is your method of setting out, in hills or 

 drills ?" I have set them in hUls and in drills, and 

 am not able to decide which flourishes best. 



"Do you flood?" I do, where it is practicable it 

 protects the vine from frost. 



" Do you consider it a profitable undertaking?" I 

 do, if any one has a proper place. I have raised three 

 bushels of cranberries on one rod. 



Respectftilly, J, Feemajst. 



Oeleans, December lOih, 1855. 



The following instructions were written by Mr. 

 Bates, to guide those who intended to cultivate the cran- 

 berry on uplands. We subjoin it for the ptopose of 

 giving the intending cultivator the advantage of thia 

 method : — 



