. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XXII. THE CRANBERRY. The American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarfon) is much larger than the European (F. oxycoccus), and superior in flavor. While growing it is light green, changing to a light or dark red, crimson, or mottled color, as it ripens. It blossoms in June, and the fruit ripens in September and October. The running stems are often sev- eral feet in length, the small oblong leaves remaining dur- ing winter, on the approach of which t
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. CHAPTER XXII. THE CRANBERRY. The American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarfon) is much larger than the European (F. oxycoccus), and superior in flavor. While growing it is light green, changing to a light or dark red, crimson, or mottled color, as it ripens. It blossoms in June, and the fruit ripens in September and October. The running stems are often sev- eral feet in length, the small oblong leaves remaining dur- ing winter, on the approach of which they become brown. There are three types recog- nized. The Bell type (Fig. 521) is so called from its pe- culiar form; the Bugle (Fig. 522) somewhat resembles a bugle head; and the Cherry (Fig. 523) is nearly round. While the differences in the external appearance of cranBerries offered for sale are manifest to the most casual inspection, there seem to be few generally recognized named varieties. In parts of the country where its cultivation is ex- tensively carried on, as Cape Cod, local names have been given to choice kinds, but they are not as yet catalogued by dealers in nursery stock. The cranberry is successfully cultivated in this country between 38° and 45° north latitude; but its limit may extend farther southward in the mountain ranges. 382. Fig. 521.—Bell Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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