CHAPTER IX.
BLOSSOMING TIME PRECAUTIONS
REQUIRED.
In the winter, the cranberry vine appears of a dark
brownish green, and scarcely looks better than the
poverty grass which abounds in sandy regions. In
the spring, it begins to lose that peculiar color, exchanging it for a clear dark green. Then it is that
the uninitiated in the culture of cranberries begin to
anticipate something from the vines, which at least
will be pleasing to the eye, if not profitable to the
purse. The blossom of the cranberry makes its appearance in the latter part of June, and sometimes as
late as the first of July. The quantity of blossom
depends upon the quality of the vines, the suitability
of location, the adaptation of soil, and the season.
From the appearance of the vines at that time, the
cranberry grower begins to form some idea of the
crop he may possibly have.
The flower of the cranberry is beautiful and delicately formed. It seems as though it would be susceptible to injury from trifling causes. Its color is
that of a very pale pink, slightly tinged with purple;
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CHAPTER IX.
BLOSSOMING TIME PRECAUTIONS
REQUIRED.
In the winter, the cranberry vine appears of a dark
brownish green, and scarcely looks better than the
poverty grass which abounds in sandy regions. In
the spring, it begins to lose that peculiar color, exchanging it for a clear dark green. Then it is that
the uninitiated in the culture of cranberries begin to
anticipate something from the vines, which at least
will be pleasing to the eye, if not profitable to the
purse. The blossom of the cranberry makes its appearance in the latter part of June, and sometimes as
late as the first of July. The quantity of blossom
depends upon the quality of the vines, the suitability
of location, the adaptation of soil, and the season.
From the appearance of the vines at that time, the
cranberry grower begins to form some idea of the
crop he may possibly have.
The flower of the cranberry is beautiful and delicately formed. It seems as though it would be susceptible to injury from trifling causes. Its color is
that of a very pale pink, slightly tinged with purple;
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