CHAP. VII.] THE CRANBERRY. 243 
high a price, to be cultivated for that pur¬ 
pose. The berberry will grow in any soil 
and situation, and it does not require any 
pruning. 
The Cranberry will only grow in moist 
soil, or peat earth. It succeeds very well on 
the muddy margin of a pond; particularly if 
a row of stakes be driven into the water two 
or three feet from the edge, and lined with 
stones, on which is laid a quantity of bog 
earth. In this earth the cranberries are 
planted, and they will require no after-care 
except the occasional trimming into shape of 
their long runners. The common cranberry 
is a native of England, Scotland, and indeed 
of all the north of Europe; but its fruit is 
much smaller than that of the American 
cranberry, which has also a more delicate 
flavour. 
