Bridget lists the various types of berries and the order in which they ripen: "blackberries", "bakeapple", blueberry, "blue herts", "partridgeberries", "marshberries", cranberries, gooseberries and blackcurrants.The black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) is locally known as the blackberry; also earthberry or heathberry. The bakeapple is the cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus). Blue herts (or hurt or hort) is one of a number of species of whortleberries or blueberries that grow in the area. The partridgeberry is the mountain cranberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) or cowberry. The marshberry is the common or small American cranberry (Oxycoccus vulgaris).(Waghorne, 1888
Discussion of the blackcurrant tree, whose fruit is more tart and smokey than other berries. Redcurr...
"Cracker" or crackerberry bush, which grows low to the ground. Commonly seen on the edge of paths.Cr...
A "blue herts" bush, shown close-up to differentiate from blueberries.Blue herts (or hurts or horts)...
Discussion about the owners of the house with the blackcurrants, Winston Jacobs' cousin's son. The f...
Bridget Jacobs finds both "blackberries" and unripe blueberries growing in the same areaThe black cr...
A bag of "blackberries" picked by Bridget Jacobs, lying on the kitchen table of her home in Joe Batt...
A bag of "blackberries" picked by Bridget Jacobs, lying on the kitchen table of her home in Joe Batt...
"Blackberry" bush in Joe Batt's Arm. The bushes grow small and close to the ground.The black crowber...
Discussion of the gooseberry tree outside Bridget Jacobs' door. The berries turn dark when they are ...
Bridget Jacobs prefers partridgeberries and marshberries to blueberries for jam and tarts, although ...
Discussion of blueberries and "crackerberries", or crackers, which are eaten right off the bush.Crac...
Bridget Jacobs describes how her family goes up into the hills to gather partridgeberries and bluebe...
Mention of cranberries, which are found further down the shore. Also a discussion of tea berries, w...
Bridget Jacobs shows the difference between blueberries and "blue herts"Blue herts (or hurts or hort...
Discussion of marshberries, which darken when they are ripe. Those found are small. A hard berry to...
Discussion of the blackcurrant tree, whose fruit is more tart and smokey than other berries. Redcurr...
"Cracker" or crackerberry bush, which grows low to the ground. Commonly seen on the edge of paths.Cr...
A "blue herts" bush, shown close-up to differentiate from blueberries.Blue herts (or hurts or horts)...
Discussion about the owners of the house with the blackcurrants, Winston Jacobs' cousin's son. The f...
Bridget Jacobs finds both "blackberries" and unripe blueberries growing in the same areaThe black cr...
A bag of "blackberries" picked by Bridget Jacobs, lying on the kitchen table of her home in Joe Batt...
A bag of "blackberries" picked by Bridget Jacobs, lying on the kitchen table of her home in Joe Batt...
"Blackberry" bush in Joe Batt's Arm. The bushes grow small and close to the ground.The black crowber...
Discussion of the gooseberry tree outside Bridget Jacobs' door. The berries turn dark when they are ...
Bridget Jacobs prefers partridgeberries and marshberries to blueberries for jam and tarts, although ...
Discussion of blueberries and "crackerberries", or crackers, which are eaten right off the bush.Crac...
Bridget Jacobs describes how her family goes up into the hills to gather partridgeberries and bluebe...
Mention of cranberries, which are found further down the shore. Also a discussion of tea berries, w...
Bridget Jacobs shows the difference between blueberries and "blue herts"Blue herts (or hurts or hort...
Discussion of marshberries, which darken when they are ripe. Those found are small. A hard berry to...
Discussion of the blackcurrant tree, whose fruit is more tart and smokey than other berries. Redcurr...
"Cracker" or crackerberry bush, which grows low to the ground. Commonly seen on the edge of paths.Cr...
A "blue herts" bush, shown close-up to differentiate from blueberries.Blue herts (or hurts or horts)...