color which darkens on holding, becoming almost purple before decay starts. Fairfax 

 berries should be picked closely, especially in commercial fields. If picking is neg- 

 lected the bright early berries, mixed with the dark berries which have been ripe for 

 several days present a somewhat mottled appearance, which is not favored on whole- 

 sale markets. In retail markets the dark red color of Fairfax has become associated with 

 unequalled flavor. Consumers buy Fairfax and come back for more of those wonderful 

 dark red berries. 



Fairfax is a moderately heavy producer, just under Premier, Catskill and Sparkle, but 

 yields of 8,000 cpaarts per acre are not uncommon under good conditions. 



Fairfax is well adapted from the latitude of Virginia north. Every garden or small 

 planting in that area should include this delectable treat---FAIRFAX. Price list page 32. 



MIDLAND 



Beauty, size, color, quality, productive- 

 ness, iirmness, freezing! Midland has 

 everything and you should have Midland. 

 We firmly believe that the virus free 

 stocks now available will restore Midland 

 to its former prominence as one of the 

 best of all early berries. Ripening with 

 Premier and Blakemore it is just as pro- 

 ductive as either and the berries average 

 larger in size. Compared with Catskill, 

 Midland is equally productive and the 

 berries are almost as large in average 

 size. In quality Midland berries are near 

 the top. Many consider them the equal 

 of Fairfax and Fairpeake — not quite as 

 sweet but with just as much appealing 

 flavor — much better than either Premier 

 or Blakemore; fully as good as Sparkle. 

 Midland has also been re-named and sold 

 as Crimson Flash. 



The berries are beauties, very attrac- 

 tive in the package with a medium rich 

 red color, darkening somewhat on hold- 

 ing. Freezing tests have shown Midland 

 to be one of the best of all, either com- 

 mercially or for home use. 



We have substituted Midland for Pre- 

 mier in our Middle States Gardens Collec- 

 tions because Midland is a better berry 

 in every way except possibly its ability 

 to resist severe frosts. 



For many years we have had to limit 

 sales of this wonderful variety because 

 we hesitated to recommend something 

 which generally would not make a satis- 

 factory fruiting row. With the Midland 

 plants we have this year you can depend 

 on getting a good fruiting row under 

 normal conditions and the results in fruit 

 crop will amaze you. Price list page 32. 



Midland for 1957 

 Beautiful beds oi a wonderful berry. 



