  A systematic study of a wide class of nonrelativistic models of
$b\overline{b}$ quarkonia is described. It is found that the potential $V(r) =
0.706380(\sqrt{r} - \frac{0.460442}{r}) + 8.81715$ (all in GeV) with the
$b$-quark mass $m_b = 4.80303$ GeV gives a satisfactory description of the
experimental data below the threshold for strong decays ($ \chi^2/DF = 6.5/7$).
Limitations and implications of this observation are discussed.
