. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 312. William Belt. (X%) WILLIAM BELT. Fig. 312. Belt. William Belt has long been a favorite in New England and New York for the home-garden, for which it is well fitted because of the productiveness of its vines and its handsome dark-red, well- flavored fruits. The berries are not firm enough for the market. It should be planted in fertile soils and receive the best culture. The variety originated with William Belt, Me- chanicsburg, Ohio, about 1888. Perfect. Plants vigorous, fairly healthy; runners numerous. Fruits medium to late, large, irr
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 312. William Belt. (X%) WILLIAM BELT. Fig. 312. Belt. William Belt has long been a favorite in New England and New York for the home-garden, for which it is well fitted because of the productiveness of its vines and its handsome dark-red, well- flavored fruits. The berries are not firm enough for the market. It should be planted in fertile soils and receive the best culture. The variety originated with William Belt, Me- chanicsburg, Ohio, about 1888. Perfect. Plants vigorous, fairly healthy; runners numerous. Fruits medium to late, large, irregular, globose-conic or wedge-shaped; flesh rather soft, outer color dark crimson with dark red flesh; core pink, hollow; mild subacid; quality very good to bestj seeds prominent. WILLIAMS. This variety is grown in the Niagara district of Canada and the United States. Its virtues are productive vines and handsome dark-red fruits; its faults, suscepti- bility to diseases and too many berries with white tips. The variety originated on the Carlton Fruit Farm, St. Catherines, Ontario, about 1890. Perfect. Plants few, of medium vigor, healthy, pro- ductive ; leaves medium in size, dark green; leaf-stems of fair length, slender; fruit-stems short, variable in thicliness, often double, prostrate; blooms late; calyx of medium size, not leafy, pale green, flat. Fruit large to medium, late, blunt, round-conic, dark scarlet, dull; flesh dark red, firm, agreeably acid, pleasant flavor; quality good to very good; seeds raised. WILSON. No other strawberry now of- fered by nurser>-men has been so long under cultivation as Wilson, and no other one has been so commonly grown. For many years it was grown in all parts of the United States, but it is now planted only about Rochester, New York, and in the states of Oregon and Washington. In these regions it is liked for its productive plants, and its dark-red, acid fruits, for which the canners are willing to pay a high price. It succeeds only
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