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METALLIC BELL 



SEARLES JUMBO 



from this state including these two and Chip- 

 man. The crop ripens a little earlier than 

 that of Centreville; the berries do not average 

 quite so large; the seeds are a little more nu- 

 merous; and the variety is a little more sus- 

 ceptible to the disease known as "rose-bloom." 

 Matthews originated with Isaiah Matthews, 

 Yarmouth, Massachusetts, about 1880. 



METALLIC BELL. This variety, grown 

 only in Wisconsin, is listed by the American 

 Cranberry Exchange as an extra fancy sort 

 under the Beaver brand. The berries are 

 described as bell-shaped, lightly colored, extra 

 large, and as ready for shipment after Oc- 

 tober 10. The quantity grown is limited, and 

 the variety is falling into disfavor owing to 

 "false bottom", a condition in which fruits 

 apparently set but fail to develop. 



NATIVES (of New Jersey). Under this 

 varietal name and under the Pioneer Brand, 

 the American Cranberry Exchange offers fruit 

 described as follows: "Irregular shape and 

 size; medium to dark red color; ready for 

 shipment after October 20th, and suitable 

 for long distance shipment. Quantity very 

 limited." 



PLUM. Fig. 285. The product of this 

 variety is sold by the American Cranberry 

 Exchange under the Plum brand as extra 

 fancy. This cranberry is 

 grown only in New Jersey, 

 and is named Plum because 

 of the size and shape of the 

 berries. There has never 

 been a large acreage of Plum 

 planted, nor is it increasing. 

 The crop is ready for market 

 about October 15, and is 

 especially desirable for the 

 extra fancy trade in eastern 

 markets. The berries are 

 extra large, handsomely 

 colored, and excellent in 

 flavor. 



285. Plum. 

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PRIDE. Fig. 286. Belle oj Carver. Vose's 

 Belle. Pride is a new sort strongly recom- 

 mended because of the great productiveness 



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of the vines, which are said to be half again 

 as productive as those of Early Black, a va- 

 riety long regarded as the standard in pro- 



287. Prolific. 

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ductiveness. At present, Pride is grown only 

 on a few bogs in Massachusetts. It originated 

 with Benjamin F. Vose, Rochester, Massa- 

 chusetts, about 1890. 



Vines coarse with many runners, enlarged at the 

 juncture of branches, the fruiting uprights producing 

 one or more branchlets the season they fruit ; very 

 productive, about 80 bbls. to the acre ; poorly adapted 

 to scoop-picking ; susceptible to the cranberry fruit- 

 worm. Leaves light green. Fruit midseason, ripening 

 about September 15 in Massachusetts ; berries of medium 

 size, varying greatly ; bell-shaped, the calyx-end being 

 rounded and the stem-end conical, variable ; white 

 with pink blush when partly ripe, becoming solid red 

 and then dark red when very ripe ; flesh fairly firm, 

 keeping and shipping well and of a good flavor ; not 

 easily cleaned ; seeds 7-15. 



PROLIFIC. Fig. 287. This variety is find- 

 ing favor in the great cranberry region of 

 central Wisconsin, and in the few Michigan 

 districts where cranberries 

 are grown. The berry is 

 large, cherry-shaped, ripens 

 early, and is of excellent 

 flavor. Because of handsome 

 appearance, early season and 

 good flavor of berries, the 

 American Cranberry Ex- 

 change offers the crop under 

 the Chief and Bessie brands 

 as a fancy and an extra 

 fancy fruit. The quantity 

 grown is small. The variety 

 originated with C. D. Leach, Walton, Michigan, 

 in the late eighties of the last century. 



Vines vigorous, approximately the same as those of 

 Bennett Jumbo, fairly productive. Flowering season 

 early, usually from June 10 July 4. Fruit %-% 

 inches in diameter, sometimes larger, cherry-shaped ; 

 color a uniform red becoming dark red ; finely flavored 

 and less tart than later varieties ; one of the earliest 

 berries grown in Wisconsin, being ready for shipment 

 about October 1. 



SEARLES JUMBO. Fig. 288. This is a 

 cranberry of the Jumbo type similar to the 

 better-known Bennett Jumbo. The fruit is 

 about the same size as that 

 of the latter, possibly aver- 

 aging a very little larger, is 

 of the same shape, but in 

 color is more uniformly red, 

 Dot quite so dark red as that 

 of the standard Bell and 

 Cherry at the same stage of 

 ripeness. The vine is more 

 vigorous and slightly more 

 productive than that of Ben- 

 nett Jumbo. It is a medium 

 season variety, the crop 

 ripening just a little later 

 than that of the Bell and 

 Cherry of Wisconsin and the Early Black of 

 Cape Cod. The crop is ready for shipment 

 about October 15. Searles Jumbo was propa- 

 gated by A. Searles, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, 

 from a few vines found growing among Bell 

 and Cherry plants in central Wisconsin toward 

 the close of last century. 



288. Searles 



Jumbo. 



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