NEWER VARIETIES ON TRIAI,. 79 



CHAMPION OF ENGLAND. A vigorous variety, 

 medium early ; fruit very large, broadly conical ; has 

 a bright polished surface, red in color and firm flesh. 



These are by no means all of the new candidates 

 for public favor, for their name is legion. Doubtless 

 I have omitted some that are destined to come to 

 the front by and by. My old friend, J. Stayman, 

 of Leavenworth, Kansas, names Sue, Ettenson, Stay- 

 man, Magnate, L,ongfield and Alaska as very prom- 

 ising ; E. W. Cone, Menomonie, Wis., ranks Ger- 

 trude, Patrick and Arrow as being very valuable ; 

 W. D. Barns, of Middle Hope, N. Y., speaks well of 

 the Hunn as a profitable late market berry ; Maxwell 

 is admired by some ; Improved Parker Earle is said 

 to be much better than its parent ; Eugene Willets 

 praises Wilhelm very highly ; Ruby is much bragged 

 about, and we have at Elmwood a seedling, which we 

 have named Tim, which looks like a good one. I 

 have mentioned all that I have room for. 



