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BERRY BERRY 



CHIPMAN 



light gray, approaching white at maturity, but when 

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

 shipment after October 20. 



BERRY BERRY. Berry Berry is listed 

 by the American Cranberry Exchange under 

 the Whitehouse Brand as a Cape Cod fancy 

 cranberry. The fruits are described as round 

 or oblate in shape; of large size; dark red in 

 color; and as ready for shipment after Octo- 

 ber 1. The crop is said to be very suitable for 

 eastern markets. The quantity produced is 

 limited. The origin of the variety does not 

 appear. 



BLACK VEIL. This variety is distin- 

 guished by its early fruits, the crop usually 

 ripening not later than the first of September. 

 It is of the type of the well-known Early 

 Black. While still on probation, Black Veil 

 seems very promising in the Cape Cod region. 

 The first growers were Frank Stanley and 

 Joseph McFarlin, South Carver, Massachu- 

 setts, who introduced the variety about 1890. 



Plants much like those of Early Black; foliage light 

 green ; average crop to the acre, 55 bbls. ; susceptible 

 to the cranberry fruit-worm. Fruit very early ; when 

 full seeded round, oblong when few seeded ; pinkish 

 white when partly ripe, red at maturity and almost 

 black when very ripe ; flesh firm ; quality for keeping, 

 shipping and table, fair ; seed 8-13. 



BRADDOCK BELL. Braddock Bell is 

 listed under the Ruby Brand by the American 

 Cranberry Exchange as a fancy cranberry 

 grown in limited quantities in New Jersey. 

 The fruits are described as bell-shaped, large, 

 dark red, glossy, and as keeping well. It is 

 spoken of as a good sort for distant shipments. 

 The crop is ready for market after October 25. 



BUGLE. Black Diamond. This is one of 

 the old varieties which was largely planted on 

 Cape Cod some years ago, but is not being 

 planted now because of unproductiveness and 

 sensitiveness to frost. It seems never to have 

 been grown extensively elsewhere. The va- 

 riety first came to notice with Joseph Wing, 

 East Sandwich, Massachusetts, about 1875. 



Vines rather coarse with many runners and only fairly 

 well suited for scoop-picking ; about half as productive 

 as Early Black, average crop being 27 bbls. to the acre. 

 Fruits late, usually not ripe before October 1 on Cape 

 Cod; berries rather small, 90-120 to the half -pint ; 

 somewhat elongated with the ends strongly conical ; red, 

 becoming dark red when very ripe ; flesh very firm ; not 

 easily cleaned, excellent for keeping and shipping, fair 

 in table quality ; seeds rather numerous, 12-23. 



CENTENNIAL. Fig. 



280. All agree that the 

 fruits of this variety are 

 unsurpassed in appearance 

 and in table qualities. Cen- 

 tennial is not grown largely 

 in Massachusetts; is hardly 

 known in Wisconsin; but is 

 highly prized and much 

 grown in New Jersey. The 

 variety originated with 

 George Batchelder, Hollister, 

 Massachusetts, about 1876. 



Vines coarse, with many runners and poorly suited 

 for scoop-picking ; foliage rather dark green ; about as 

 productive as Early Black, averaging 55 bbls. to the 

 acre. Fruit late, ripening about October 5, on Cape 

 Cod ; large, 59-90 berries to the half-pint, uniform 

 round ; uniformly red, becoming dark red when very 

 ripe ; with four rather prominent ridges forming a 

 rough cross ; Hesh rather thin but extra fine in table 

 quality ; seeds 14-26. 



CENTREVILLE. Belle of the Cape. 

 Lewis. This variety is described by all as 

 producing fruit that is particularly handsome, 

 of extra fine flavor, and as very desirable for 

 the fancy trade of eastern and central markets. 

 Notwithstanding its fine fruit, Centreville is 

 grown only in a limited way in Massachusetts 

 and New Jersey, and scarcely at all in Wis- 

 consin. Chipman and Matthews are very simi- 

 lar in vine and fruit but hardy as desirable, 

 all things considered. The variety originated 

 with T. Fuller, Centreville, Massachusetts, 

 about 1882. 



Vines coarse with many runners ; yielding about 55 

 bbls. to the acre ; poorly suited for scoop-picking. 

 Leaves dark green in the summer ; very similar to 

 those of Howes. Fruit late, ripening in Massachusetts 

 about October 5 ; berries very large, 60-90 to the half- 

 pint cup ; elongated with both ends conical ; uniform 

 in size and shape ; medium red, becoming dark red ; 

 fruits coloring poorly in storage ; not easy to clean, 

 and do not keep or ship well ; table quality superior ; 

 seeds 9-13. 



CHAMPION. A small acreage of Cham- 

 pion is grown in New Jersey, the crop being 

 sold as extra fancy by the American Cran- 

 berry Exchange under the Globe brand. The 

 berries are described as very large, oblong, 

 bright red. The crop is ready for shipment 

 after October 20, and is listed as very desirable 

 for the fancy trade in eastern and central 

 markets. 



CHIPMAN. Fig. 281. The fruits of Chip- 

 man are described in the publication of the 

 American Cranberry Exchange as of bugle 

 shape, and as so similar to those of Centre- 



280. 



Centennial. 

 (XD 



281. Chipman. (X%) 



ville that they are sold under the same brand 

 as the crops come from New Jersey bogs. 

 In Massachusetts, the crop is sold under an- 

 other brand, but the fruits of the two varie- 

 ties, as in New Jersey, are very similar. The 

 berries are described as of extra fine flavor, 

 and as ready for shipment after October 20. 

 The quantity grown in both states is small, 



