CHAPTER XXXIII 



VARIETIES OF CRANBERRIES 



Some thirty odd varieties of eranl)erries are grown in the 

 United States and Canada. Most of the product is sold by 

 the American Cranberry Exchange under eighty or more 

 brands. These brands are established in accordance with va- 

 riety, color, and size. Thus, Early Black, a leading variety, is 

 sold under six brands in New England and three in New Jersey. 

 Varietal names are as lasting and stable as those of other fruits, 

 but the names of brands may change from season to season. 

 The following are the leading varieties : 



INDEX TO VARIETIES OF CEAXBERRIES 



Bell and Bugle, 729 Jersey, 737 



Bell and Cherry, 730 McFarlin, 738 



Bennett Jumbo, 731 Plum, 739 



Centennial, 732 Pride, 740 



Centreville, 733 Prolific, 741 



Chipman, 734 Searles Jumbo, 742 



Early Black, 735 Smalley, 743 



Howes, 736 Wales Henry, 744 



729. Bell and Bugle. — This so-called variety is a mixture of 

 two types which has been under cultivation in Wisconsin for 

 the past thirty years. The Bell type in this mixture is much 

 the same as in the better-kno^^^l Bell and Cherry variety to be 

 described next. The bell-like berry is a longer fruit than that 

 in the Bell and Cherry group; the bugle-like berry is still fur- 

 ther prolonged wdth much less bulge than that in the bell type. 

 The Bell and Bugle berries are a little larger than those of the 

 Bell and Cherry. The berries are of a uniform bright red 

 color, ready for shipment about Octcber 10, and keep and ship 

 w^ell. Bell and Bugle is becoming unpopular in Wisconsin owing 

 to its susceptibility to ''false blossom," a condition in which 

 fruits apparently set but fail to develop. 



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