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ViburnumValley
Scott County, KY
(Zone 5b)
October 17, 2009
12:41 AM
Post #7178444

Quoted:
1859: Henry David Thorough wrote of finding a small cranberry bush with a few tiny berries, just enough for a sauce for one person.

Someone did Thoreau research to discover this tidbit...
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)

October 17, 2009
08:54 AM
Post #7178843
Good catch...our spell checkers have persisted with insisting that this is correct. We thought that we'd caught them all. (Thoreau is a good garden history source...he has items on several dates)
ViburnumValley
Scott County, KY
(Zone 5b)
October 17, 2009
11:12 AM
Post #7179181
Those darn computers anyhow! I guess you have to do a thorough "replace all" on that one.

Oh, for the days of having to bust out the multi-volume set of ye olde Oxford English Dictionary...
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
October 17, 2009
06:46 PM
Post #7180349
Tee Hee no worries. It's just great that DG has Garden History! Thanks again Melody for all your hard work!

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