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 
