VARIETIES OF CRANBERRIES 



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730. Bell and Cherry. Natives (of Wisconsin). — The stand- 

 ard cranberry in Wisconsin is a mixture of the bell and cherry 

 types, giving the trade name of Bell and Cherry, though grow- 

 ers usually call the mixture ** Natives." In acreage, this is the 

 principal variety, if the mixture can be called a variety, grown 

 in Wisconsin. It is the original cranberry found on the marshes 

 of central Wisconsin, and has been the commonest group under 

 cultivation for the last thirty years. 



Vines vigorous, productive, without the dense matting of McFarUn, 

 which is a standard named variety of this type. Leaves averaging smaller 

 than those of McFarlin. Fruit of the bell type, tapering at the stem-end 

 and larger at the blossom-end which is flat; fruit of the cherry type, 

 round with both stem- and blossom-ends flattened with slight indentations; 

 color of both types uniformly red without distinct markings; size 7/16-% 

 inch in diameter; usually ready for shipment soon after October 5. 



731. Bennett Jumbo (Fig. 276). — This variety is character- 

 ized by late long-keeping cranberries, of the jumbo 



type, which are olive-shaped and of large size. The 

 plants are very vigorous, productive, and blossom 

 late, thereby escaping late spring frosts; the blos- 

 soming season is from June 20 to July 15th. Ben- 

 nett Jumbo is considered one of the best late va- 

 rieties in Wisconsin. This was found by A. C. 

 Bennet, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, about 1890. 



Fig. 276. 



Bennett 

 Jumbo. 



Vines very vigorous and productive, more so than those 

 of the Bell and Cherry. Leaves larger and of the same dark 

 olive-green color as those of Bell and Cherry. Flowers late. 

 Fruit large, 7/16 of an inch in diameter, %-l inch long, olive-shaped; red- 

 ribbed on green or light gray, approaching white at maturity, but when 

 very ripe bright red with ribs of darker red; ready for shipment after 

 October 20. 



Fig. 21 



Cen- 



tennial. 



732. Centennial (Fig. 277).— All agree that the 

 fruits of this variety are unsurpassed in appear- 

 ance and in table qualities. Centennial is not 

 grown largely in Massachusetts ; is hardly knoAvn 

 in AVisconsin ; but is highly prized and much 

 grow^n in New Jersey. The variety originated 

 with George Batchelder, Hollister, Massachu- 

 setts, about 1876. 



