. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Richnii'iiii's Autcnii tive Service, Middleljoro -lujwed Clinlc'ii enyiiif saws and outboard motors. (CRANBERRIES Photo) (ur trailing arbutus. The cran- berry, in rather loose terminology, is a 'cousin' of the rhododen'jn and of our mayflower. "It is even more closely related to the blueberry be'ause it is a member of the same genus within the heath family—the genus Vac- , the old Latin name is de- signated as Vaccinium macocarpon, the latter from the Greek meaning 'large fruit.' Inasmuch as it is a member of this same
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Richnii'iiii's Autcnii tive Service, Middleljoro -lujwed Clinlc'ii enyiiif saws and outboard motors. (CRANBERRIES Photo) (ur trailing arbutus. The cran- berry, in rather loose terminology, is a 'cousin' of the rhododen'jn and of our mayflower. "It is even more closely related to the blueberry be'ause it is a member of the same genus within the heath family—the genus Vac- , the old Latin name is de- signated as Vaccinium macocarpon, the latter from the Greek meaning 'large fruit.' Inasmuch as it is a member of this same genus as the bluebe Ty, it can be said to be a 'sister' to the blueber,*y—or a 'brother' depending upon what you may wish to bestow upon plant life. For my part, anything which reveals the beauties of na- ture so delightfully as this del'cate cranberry plant deserves feminine ; CAPE BOG WORKERS HIDE UNDER COOKSTOVE BECAUSE OF HAIL—1896 August 19, 1896, there occured a most violent storm on Cape Cod. Hail scarred buildings, shingles looked as if fired upon with grape Sixteen shot, crops were ruined and corn fields laid waste. Bark was beaten f vm pine trees by huge hail stones. Men at work on cranberry bogs I'an to their shanties for shelter. Sc violent was the deluge of hail, they thrust their heads under the cookstove for protection, expecting tbe building- would be crushed by the force and size of the hailstones. Atom'c Radiation Of Blueberries By Robert F. Boehm N. J. Agricultural Experiment Sta. Department of Horticulture 'Editor's Note) The following is a paper delivered at the New Jersey "Blueberry Open ;) In June of 1953, at which time I irame to Rutgers, Dr. Childers had just initiated a cooperative project with the Atomic Energy Commission for the study of the effects of radiation on fruit plants, particularly blueberries, the other plants being irradiated are peaches. The chief beneficial result sought in this project is the
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