Warfield. P. (female.) 
EARLY. Pistillate. A large and most beautiful 
top-shaped berry, with a glossy dark-red finish that 
does not fade or become dull after picking; the inner 
part is a rich, blood red clear to center, and is exceed- 
ingly juicy, just tart enough to give it a rich, lasting 
flavor. As a canning berry it has no superior. The 
neat slender stem and green calyx join the berry in 
such a way as to form a slight neck, which adds greatly 
to its beauty and is easily removed when pre- 
paring them for use. It is a valuable shipper; firm- 
ness and handsome luster are retained for days after the 
berries are picked. The first berries start to ripen 
quite early, giving a large picking every day for several 
weeks; this makes it one of the most productive and 
profitable sorts in the list. 
The foliage is a dark green with an upright habit, 
and our strain of plants grows quite tall and thick, 
preventing the hot sun from scalding the fruit after a 
heavy rain. Runners form abundantly and from these 
come many laterals. The plants never grow large in 
a propagating bed, but like a well-bred Jersey cow, 
give rich returns. The bloom is pretty and is extra 
hardy, seldom damaged by frost; they keep maturing 
and opening for several weeks, and for this reason the 
results will be better if it is mated on one side by an 
extra-early bisexual and on the other by a mid-season 
berry. This will furnish plenty of pollen for all the 
bloom, then every one will develop into a big smooth 
berry. 
The best method for growing Warfields is in single 
hedge rows, layering only the best runners and allow- 
ing no laterals to take root. After a complete hedge 
row has been formed, treat balance of runners as weeds. 
Packing Warfields is fun rather than work; the top 
layer should be placed directly on the stem ends which 
gives a complete glossy surface on top, presenting a 
view of beauty that is not soon forgotten. Fancy gro- 
cers are anxious to sell fruit put up in this style and 
will pav a premium to get them. Nineteenth year of 
selection. 
Wm. Belt. a. (iMale.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Bisexual. This is one of 
the great big kinds and the berries are such a bright 
red that they fairly glisten beneath the large foliage. 
There is just a little variation in form, but the one shown 
in the above illustration is an average type. The deep 
red extends to center. It is very rich and meaty, hav- 
ing plenty of juice to make it a desirable berry for all 
table purposes. The pretty yellow seeds, which lay in 
rows around the berry, give a sparkling effect like a 
dainty piece of bead work. The Calyx is rather small 
for such a large berry. It has an extra tall, light green 
foliage, with berries evenly distributed all through the 
vines. Its blooming season is long enough to make it 
an ideal pollenizer for pistillates of the same season. 
For extra fancy berries grow it in single hedge rows on 
any good soil, as it is not fastidious as to kind. The 
runners grow quite long before forming nodes, there- 
fore the plants may be set thirty inches apart in the 
rows; it will not be long before there will be a com- 
plete line of vigorous plants. Pack the big beauties on 
stem end; there will be no trouble in getting the very 
highest price. One of our customers in Montana sent 
us a photograph of a quart box full of Wni. Belts 
packed in this manner, and they presented a beautiful 
appearance. We have had it in our breeding bed for 
ten years, selecting from the healthiest and most vigor- 
ous mother plants. We are receiving many flattering 
reports from our strain of Wm. Belts, but like all othei 
good varieties, last season the demand for plants ex- 
ceeded the supply. We have greatly increased oui 
stock for this season and will be able to fill all o ders 
without disappointment to any of our customers. 
f~\ NE Iowa grower of Thoroughbied berries writes 
us: "As the merchants would not pay me any 
more for my fine berries than they could get poor ones 
for, I peddled my berries from house to house and re- 
ceived my own price for them." That's one way to 
get even with a grocer who doesn't know his business. 
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