M. S. PRYOR, SALISBURY, MD. 



FAIRFAX 



EARLY, LARGE, FIRM. PRODUCTIVE, WITH A FLAVOR THAT MAKES THEM 



WAXT TO BUY AGAIN 



GROWTH 



Fairfax, like Dorsett, was originated by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and is 

 thought to be a cross of Howard 17 (Premier) and Royal Sovereign made in 1923 and 

 proved so outstanding in trials in New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware that it was int- 

 troduced by the Department in 1933. 



FLAVOR 



One of the outstanding characteristics of Fairfax is its flavor, being considered the 

 finest flavor of any strawberry ever introduced : having a rich flavor and very sweet 

 when normally grown and this with its other good points of excellence do not see how it 

 can help but become very popular. The consumer will demand it because of its flavor, 

 as well as for its appearance. The wholesaler and jobber will buy it because of its 

 size and appearance and especially its firmness as they know when they buy Fairfax it 

 will arrive in market in good condition and will be in demand by the consumer. The 

 growers will want to plant it because it yields big crops of fancy berries that will bring 

 more money and the pickers will want to pick them, not only because the vines are loaded 

 with fruit, but being large doesn't take so many to fill a basket or box and looks better 

 after they get it filled. 



PLANT GROWTH AND SEASON OF RIPENING 



The plants of Fairfax are vigorous growers, are larger than Dorsett, and while will 

 not usually make quite as many plants, generally produce more runners than Premier and 

 the dark green foliage seems to radiate vigor and like Premier and Blakemore remain 

 healthy clear thru to the end of the fruiting season. The season of ripening is about 

 same time as Premier altho one or two seasons have been two or three days later and 

 like Dorsett run well into the season of the mid-season varieties. 



PRODUCTION, SIZE, COLOR AND FIRMNESS 



Fairfax plants are very productive, the vines being loaded with fruit, and while 

 probably will not set quite as many berries as Premier will produce as many or more 

 Quarts owing to the size of the fruit, the berries being large to very large and under fav- 

 orable conditions will remain large to the end of the season. Tlie Department's circular 

 states that under favoralile conditions both the early and late ripeJiing berries of Fairfax 

 are large. The berries are conical in shape and very regular, being most uniform of any 

 variety. The color is bright red when first picked but soon turn dark then very dark 

 red, but they maintain their firmness even after they turn real dark red as many con- 

 sumers are beginning to learn, in fact Fairfax is one of our very best shippers and will 

 stand shipping long distances as well as Blakemore, Chesapeake, Gandy or Lupton. The 

 Department's circular states that Fairfax is much firmer than the present commercial 

 varieties in the east. 



I had just a few plants left last year and with some of the old plants left in dig- 

 ging constituted my fruiting patch of Fairfax last year and these certyinly produced 

 some big berries in fact the largest berries I saw last year were of the Fairfax variety. 

 Fairfax is not only a great long distance shipper but like Dorsett is fine also for home 

 gardens, local markets and rondside stands: in fact wherever size and flavor count it will 

 pay you to grow Fairfax. The price of plants this year is within the reach of all so urge 

 jou to plant some this year and give them a thorough trial. 



Columbia Co.. Pa. May 14. 1935. 

 Dear Sir : — The strawberry plants arrived in good condition. They have been in thh 

 ground for a week and very near all of them show signs of growing. 



E. W. Siegel 



