156 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



^' Midseason, — The midseason varieties are 

 almost numberless. The Cumberland is 

 valuable. It is very sweet, having so little 

 acidity that invalids, and those who cannot 

 take acid fruit, may eat it with impunity. 

 William Belt is good, with a glossy red colour 

 and fine flavour. Nick Ohmer is large in 

 size, of high quality and beautiful colour; 

 its foliage is very handsome. Among the 

 later of the midseason sorts is the Brandy- 

 wine, with an established reputation. The 

 plants are about perfect in character, and are 

 uniformly good bearers in almost every soil. 

 It holds its fruit well from the ground; the 

 berries are large, of fine flavour and good 

 colour. If we could have but one variety 

 it would unquestionably be the Brandywine. 



"Among the well-known midseason ber- 

 ries are some which the home gardener had 

 better avoid. The old Sharpless is one of 

 these, being ill shaped, often coxcombed, 

 and ripens with a white tip which condemns 

 any sort. Another is the much recom- 

 mended Glen Mary, which is too large in 

 size for beauty or excellence, is ill shaped, 

 and also ripens with a white tip. 



" Late, — In the late varieties we find the 



