Stevens' Late Champion (Per.) — One of our best late berries. The plant is- 
all right, strong, robust and prolific. The leaves are bright green, smooth, andi 
of good size, giving safe protection to the blossoms and fruit. It makes plenty of 
long, stout runners, which take root promptly. The flowers are of medium size, 
and distinctly staminate. The fruit stalks are of moderate height. The fruit 
is long, a little flattened, and sometimes slightly creased, but generally smooth. 
The color is red, and the flesh is light red and firm, with a sweety agreeable 
flavor. It ripens all over, and has a firm surface protected by prominent seeds. 
It is one of the best to keep after being picked, comparing favorably with Com- 
monwealth in this respect. It is also superior for canning. Altogether we con- 
sider this a great acquisition to the list of late varieties, which are coming into 
favor more and more. It ripens late and makes a season of medium length. 
Uncle Jim (Per.) — Originated by J. F. Dornan, of Michigan, and> sometime9- 
called Dornan. This is a variety that one likes to raise, the plant is so large and 
productive, and the fruit so fine. It belongs to the class with Bubach and 
Wonder. It seems to be vigorous, hardy, and prolific everywhere, and able to 
bring its last berry to maturity if it has a fair chance. The fruit is very large, 
long conical, moderately firm, bright red with light flesh, ripens all over, and is- 
of good quality. Late. 
Victor (Per.)— Originated by Mr. D. J. Miller, of Holmes County, Ohio, 
who also produced the Miller, which has made an excellent record, and its com- 
panion, the Mrs. Miller, which we introduced two years ago with the Victor. 
Both of these seem to be making their way towards the front rank of popular 
market berries. The plant of the Victor is of fair size, as tough, healthy and 
able to rough it as Senator Dunlap, and productive under any method of culture. 
The foliage is thrifty, dark green, and handsome. The fruit is very large, round 
conical, sometimes corrugated, dark glossy red, firm, and of fine flavor. It is a- 
great berry for either market or table use, and good for canning. Medium to 
late, 
Warfield (Imp.) — Originated by Mr. B. C. Warfield, of Illinois, where it waa- 
the leading berry for a distant market until the Senator Dunlap came. Not that 
the latter is a better shipper, but it is superior in some other respects. Both 
of these varieties m.ake plants freely, and should have plenty of room in order 
to do their best. The plants of the Warfield are rather small, but it matures a- 
great crop of fine looking berries that stand up well in the market and sell 
readily. The fruit is of medium size, rather long, often necked, dark glossy red, 
firm, rather tart, and a favorite for canning. Medium early. 
Wm, Belt (Per.) — This splendid variety has but a single defect, and that 
seldom amounts to much". It is rather more subject to rust than most kinds, but 
with many growers it is entirely free from this fault. With the foliage of the 
Cardinal it would be just about perfect. The plant is all that could be desired 
for size and productiveness, and the fruit is very large. We have had it produce 
berries nine inches in circumference within sixty days after it was trans- 
planted. Under high cultivation the first berry on each stem is cockscombed, 
but all the others are perfect in form. The color is bright red, and the quality 
fine. Mid-season. 
Mr. F, W. Vail, a customer of ours in New York, has grown ten thousand' 
quarts per acre of Wm. Belt, 
The Rural New Yorker printed a short article on this variety in 1905 which 
expresses our views so well that we cannot forbear quoting it. 
"William Belt, staminate, introduced by Matthew Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls,. 
Ohio, has been fruited here for the past ten years, and is more appreciated than' 
ever, A susceptibility to rust is claimed to lessen its value in some localities. 
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