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Beeren-Sträuche
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Plants. LXXXIII. Vol. IV. No. 47., DIFFERENT SORTS OF FRUIT-SHRUBS., Fig. 1. The common Blea-berry. (Vaccinium myrtillus)., T-» he common Blea-berry or B1ack-Whort is a low fhrub which scareely grows one foot high'; it thrives beft under the heath in thinniih pine-and firwoods. lis blossom is reddish-white and its dark blue berries are polfefied of a pungent yet agreeable tafte. The berries are eaten raw as well as boiled; when dried, they are frequently uferl to die and strengihen the light french red wine. For this purpoie great quantities of these berries are annually exported into France, e. specialiy by Harnburgh and Bremen where they conltitutea considerable commercial article., Fig. 2. The red Bilberry. (Vaccinium vitis idaea.), The red B'iherryox Whorile-berry -Shrub grows in the woods of Germany, very often mixed, and on the famé spot with the Bleaberry-fhrnb to which it bears great relemblance, with the only différence of being more délicate and scareely attaining the height of a fpan. The berries and juice are of a light-red colour; the latte* is aromatick but taftes fû fharp that the berries canuot be eaten when raw; boiled and preferved in fuggar they afford an agreeable whole some and relishing dish which usually is eaten with roafted méat. In Ruffia and Sïberia a very strong but agreeable and comfortable beverage is prepared from the juice., Fig. 3. The Cranberry. (Vaccinium exicoccos.), The Cranberry, Moorberry, or Mossberry is only to be found in the northern countries as for instance in Lapland, Ruffia and Sibiria where it grows creeping under the mots in marfhy places and turfmoors. Its little blossoms (Fig. a.) as well as its berries (Fig. b.) are red, but the berries tafte so four and aftringent that they cannot be eaten when raw. In Sweden and Ruffia they eat thempreferved or? make a strong beverage of them.
