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which occur even in the same variety. It is possible to find fruits of two or 

 even three types under the same name, and there is much variation in form among 

 the fruits upon the same plant. Every intermediate gradation can be found, 

 from the Bugle type as one extreme to the Cherry type as the other. 



There are twenty or more named sorts mentioned in cranberry litrature, 

 but the majority of even these are inadequately described and difficult to obtain 

 with fixed characters. The following is a list of the sorts held in the highest 

 esteem by growers at the present time : 



IMPRO\'EMENT. 



Until within comparatively recent times the improvement of the cranberry 

 has been almost exclusively by selections from native and cultivated bogs. Dur- 

 ing the last decade, however, some carefully planned and executed work with 

 seedling plants has been carried on by the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers' Associa- 

 tion. This is the line of endeavor most certain to yield satisfactory results. A 

 large number of distinct sorts have been produced and are being subjected to field 

 tests before giving them a name. Besides this there are many distinct types 

 under culture, few of which have trade names. Most of these, it is true, have 

 been taken from the wild, but if distinct and worthy of culture they should be 

 worthy of a name or other satisfactory designation. 



FRUIT HOUSE AT BEULAH LAND ORCHARD, 



HOOD RIVER. 



By E. L. Smith. 



I will endeavor to comply with your request for a brief description of a small 

 fruit house that I have built during the past season. 



The building is 24 by 50 feet main part, with a side extension 16 feet by 16 

 feet, and cost $1,100. Capacity about 5,000 boxes. 



Selecting a dry and well drained locality, I excavated the soil two feet in 

 depth the size of the plat and built a solid wall of masonry for foundation of 

 stone and mortar two feet and a half high, or six inches above the surface of the 

 ground. On top of this wall I laid plank two inches thick and twelve inches 

 wide, bedded in mortar to keep out air and vermin, and on top of this plate 

 erected two rows of four by four studding sixteen feet in length. In order to 

 .:give greater air space I did not place the studding directly opposite but diago- 

 nally from each other. I lined the outside row of studding with a chemi- 

 cally prepared building paper, and over the paper placed rustic. On inside 

 row of studding placed paper and then ship-lap. Stripped the ship-lap, and 

 on these strips nailed lath for plastering. This gives me two air spaces, one 

 between the studding and the other between the ship-lap and plaster. On top 



