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till October or later A s it ripens, it should be timely gathered for immediate use ; because, when fully
iip e ft /vill Z l t e l v above two o’r th ree days before it moulds, or becomes maggoty, and unfit to be
/ u n i r n h Z r ie s 'tm t i be forced equally well with gooseberries and currants, and like thern either
frained to a trellis, and farced, while the suckers are left to grow upright m the open air. { Ib id ., vol. in .
p. 174.)
Subsect. 8. Cranherry.— Yaccinium L., Oxtjcóccus Texs. ; Octfiidria
Fricacea; Dec. Airelle, Fr. j and Heidelbeere, Gcr,
L. and
4612 The American cranberry {OxycCccus macrocdrpus Pers.) (Ilort. Kew., yol. li.
t 7 ) is a native of North Amoriea, and by the ingenuity of Sir Joseph Banks rt may be
said to be now added to our cultivated fruits. Tho plant was known to Miller, who, ot
the cranberry tribe in general, observes, “ they can only be cultivated for curiosity in
eardens, for they will not thidve much, nor produce fruit out of their native swamps and
boo-s” A very interesting account of the mode adopted by the illustrious horticultui ist
above mentioned is given by himself in the Hort. Trans., vol. i. p. 7 1 and of the produce,
which was large and unifonn. In one year, viz. 1813, from 326 square feet, or a bed
about 18 feet square, three and a half Winchester bushels of berries were produced,
which at flve bottles to the gallon gives 14Ü bottles, each suificient for one cranbeny-pio,
and raised from about 2^ square feet.
is /? /e ? s a r/ is to d S /e in a few stakes 2 ft. or 3 ft. withiu the margin of the pond, aud to place some o d
boards w i t ! n these, so as to prevent the soil of the cranberry bed from '¿ o
lay a parcel of small stones or rubbish in the bottom, and over it p ¿ t F f S £ n i ¡ Í t ? graw / k d i l / ?
3 in. above, and 7 in. below the usual surface of the water. In such a situation the ¡y ’
and if a few be put in, they entirely cover th e bed in th e course of a year / f
runners, which take root a t different points. From a very small space a very large quantity M cranbcr-
Ties m a i be gathered ; and they prove a remarkably regular crop, scarcely affected by the state of the
S ? ? t S and not subj ect to theréttacks of insects.” The cranberry will also succeed wbou planted as an
edging to any pond, provided some bog earth be placed for its roots tq run m ; or if a bed of bog e ¿ th
be sunk in any shady situation, so th a t its surfiice may be a few mches below th e general level, tor tho sake
of retainmg J a te r , th e plant will thrive well, and, being regularly watered in the driest weather, produce
J » ] b / ' / 7 Í Ú j l n L d P e r r y . ” S aliste ry otee rvc. {H o r t
p 9G ) “ may be cultivated very successfully in situations not positively wet, if only planted m bog eai th,
which r e t S moisture longer than any otlíer so il; for a few plants, even m pots which had tyoqd some
time neglected under a hedge, so th at their branches were matted together, produced a plentiful ¿ o p .
Hallet found the cranberry and also the bilberry succeed perfectly in a dry bed of peat / 4«VÍ
may now be cultivated in any garden where th at soil can be procured. G jo r t. F ra n s ., Y : ,p £ » tl
Milne also found vigorous shoots and abundant crops produced on dry bods of poat ea ith, even m the
ami. ( L / d f o o t . ) rogetner. m the town of Langtown, on the borders of Cum-
4G1G. T k e Scot-''
others, while it
tion for years,
cranberry.
SmiSECI. 9. Strawberry.— Fragaria L . ; Icosátul. Polyg. L . and Sasaceee J. Frahier,
Sp-iii Aadbezie, Du.; Pianta difragola, Ital.; and Fresa,
4017. O fth e strawberry there are numerous sorts, by some botanists distinguished as
spceies, by others considered as only varieties. Knight (Hort. Trans., vol iii n «07 1
% graudifldra or pine, the ehilcnsis or CWle, and the virginiana or common
scailct (the flrst supposed to bo a native of Surinam, the second of Chile, and tho third
ot Virgmia) to be varieties only of one species ; as all may be made to breed together
in disci nnniatcly Tho frmt has received its name from the ancient practice of layin"
straw between the rows, which keeps the gi-ound moist and the fruit clean. The cultn
vatod strawberries are natives of temperate or cold climates, as of Europe and America
stmklecr^rithrofds*“™“ ' “ language, a fleshy receptacle.
. . m placing tnem m .. .c , „„ ¡u , catalogue ol pleasant remedies Thev ,1
gout h » e f e d f e r i r f e i T ’ r e ' ‘" re ,- promote perspiration. Persons afflicted with the
mall S £ f h£f h f h i ® ■” ■” S«ly; so have patients in cases of tho sto n e ; .and Hoff-
" " consumptive people cured by them. T h e bark o fth e root is astringent."
They were first studied, classed, and described,
ttfe ta» 7 o fT h eT e s ‘t°s*m'ts!‘rere‘™ '° 'r e '"'"“‘" '" “0/ f e S “ 'n's t e a ! t l m ' f ^ f e f e s f e
Class I. Scarlet Strawberries.
C 'ffr r d lc lm r a e ie r . Leaves nearly smooth, dark green, of thin texture, with sharn nointed .or
Virginian, A:'cnria£c<Ze^-'u-£7i?«<!(//oj-i.
Tfinis., vi. 152.): middlc-si: ’ •
bular, of an uniform light _____ ,
seeds dreniy emliedUed; flesh palo
scarlet, firm, and high-flavoured;
npena amongst the very earliest of
tiie strawberry tribe, and is liighly
deserving of cultivation (even al-
tiiongh It is rather a shy bearer),
more especially as it is in great
esteem with tho eonfeetioiiors.
2. Grove Hnd scarlet, Atldnson’s scarlet
{Uort. Trnns., vi. 159., Pom. Mag.,
t. 7.): fruit large for this class,
roundish, or approaching to iiemi-
spherical, bright light vermilion;
llesh pale scarlet, with a very agreeable
subacid flavonr; a roost abundant
bearer, rljiening early and in
succession; it is remarkable for tho
very wide serraturcs of tha loaves.
Raised, in 1820, by Winiam Atkinson,
Esq,, a t Grove Encl.
5. Roseherry, Rose. Scotcli scarlet.
Aberdeen, Aberdeen seedling, Prolific
pine {Hort. Trans., ii.'t. 27.;
vi. 156.): fruit large, conical and
pointed, with a very short nook, dark
red; flesh firm, pale scarlet, witii an
agreeably rich llavour; a very abundant
bearer, ripening at the end of
June, and continuing to bear long in
succession. It is ono of tlie sorts
adapted for forcing: was raised at
Aberdeen about fo ru years ago.
4. Gamstone scarlet (Jiort. Trans., vi.
171.): fruit larg.-, obtusely conical,
with a sliort neck, rich glossy scarlet
; fiesli scarlet, and ricli ; a good
bearer, ripening the end of June or
beginning of Ju ly ; raised in 1819,
a t Gamstone, in Herefordshire.
5. Black Roseberry, Black round-fruited
Roseberry {Pom. Mag., t. 20.): fruit
of a good size, roundish, or obtusely
conical, dark purplish-red, and very
shining ; flesh buttery aud juicy.
Class II. B lack S trawberries.
very agreeably flavoured; a good
bearer, ripening at the end of June
or beginning of .Inly.
AmericMn. scarlet, iHack American,
New American scarlet, Now Rose-
liprry, Tliompson’s Roseberry (7/orf.
Irans., vi, 160.): fruit middle-sized,
conical, with a neck, of a deep sinning
blood-red colour ; flesh dark
scarlet, firm, rich, and sweet; a
good bearer, riijcning late. It is necessary
to give this deserving sort
Ijlcnty of room, as tho footstalks of
the leaves are very long.
7. Coul late scarlet. Sir George Mackenzie’s
late scarlet {Hort. Cat., No. 15.) ;
truit above middle-sized, conical or
ovate, dark scarlet; flesh pale scarlet,
juicy aud rich ; a good bearer, and
v^lutole for Its ripening at a period
of the season wtien other sorts arc
nearly, if not quite, over: was raised
many years ago by the lato Sir George
Mackenzie, Bart, at Coul, iu Ross-shire.
4G21. G c iw ra lch a rg c tc r . Leaves rugose, pale green, and small; fruit conical with a neck - seed?
slightly embedded ; flavour rich and highly perfumed. ’
. Don-nton, Knight’s seedling, Knight’s
strawberry {Hort. Trans., vi. 185.,
Pom. Mag. t. 52.) : fruit large, ovate,
with a neck, dark purplish-scarlet;
flesh scarlet, firm, and rich ; a good
bearer, ripening iate: the plants requiro
a good supply of water. The
fruit preserves well, and makes excellent
sweetmeats.
9. Hlton, Elton seedling, Elton pine
{Pom. Mag., t. 135.) : fruit large,
ovate, often compressed, or cockscomb-
shaped, shining, dark r ed ; flesh deep
red, juicy, with a sharp rich flavonr;
a great bearer, ripening lato: it mnst
be allowed to remain till it become
dark-coloured before it ia gathered,
otherwise its acidity is too predomi-
Class III. T in e S trawberries.
4G22. G ene ral c hnrnctcr. Leaves almost smooth, dark green, of firm texture, with obtuse serratures •
cnrTF'F/ frmt large, varying from nearly white to almost p u rp le; seeds prominent on a smooth
surtac e; flavour sweet and often perfumed.
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