STRAWJ^EKRY PLANTS OF QUATJTY 



Early Spring Varieties 



DORSETT 



LARGER CROPS— BIGGER BERRIES— BETTER QLALITY— IIKJHER PRICES 

 A WONDERFUL COMBINATION 



(For Illustration see l)ack cover page) 



ORIGIN 



Dorsett was originated by tbe U. S. Department of Agriculture and is a cross o£ 

 Howard 17 (Premier) and Royal Sovereign made in 1923 and aftei- trials in New Jersey, 

 Maryland and Delaware showed sncli outstanding characteristics that it was introduced 

 by the Department in 1938. 



FLAVOR 



Like Fairfax one of its outstanding characteristics is the flavor of its fruit and is be- 

 lieved to have obtained its flavor from Royal Sovereign an old English variety which is 

 said to have a flavor ""Fit for a King". Both Dorsett and Fairfax have a flavor that is 

 distinct from other varieties, and, altho Fairfax is generally conceded to have the finest 

 flavor of the two, Dorsett, with the possible exception of Fairfax, has the finest dessert 

 flavor of any variety introduced so far and if you have never tasted them you have a 

 treat coming to you, but aside from its flavor its other good points will, I believe, make 

 it become one of the leaders if not "the leading" variety. 



PLANT GROWTH 



In plant growth Dorsett is a vigorous grower making a heavy matted row which may 

 become too dense, if grown on rich soil and may need thinning for best results. The 

 healthy vigorous dark green foliage, which is just a little darker than Fairfax with 

 slightly smaller leaves, like Fairfax seems to radiate vigor and they maintain this 

 healthy condition clear thru to the end of the fruiting season which is one reason why 

 they can mature such an immense crop of fruit. 



SIZE AND COLOR 



The berries are large in size, being exceeded only by Fairfax and hold up well in 

 size for so heavy a producer, are usually conic in shape, and altho the first berries to 

 ripen are somewhat irregular, are of uniform appearance: are bright red in color and, 

 like Blakemore, they hold their bright color some time after being picked, making them 

 Lave that fresh, just picked appearance, which with their large size and their bright 

 green cap makes a beautiful appearance in the package which will make Dorsett espeL'- 

 ially in demand by buyers and w^hen tasted the flavor will make them buy again and 

 again. 



SEASON OF RIPENING, FIRMNESS 



The season of ripening is usually as early as Premier but a mucli larger early crop 

 is produced which means you get a larger number of quarts the first picking or two when 

 they bring the highest prices. They ripen over a long season rmming well into the sea- 

 son of the mid-season varieties. The berries while not as firm as Fairfax are firmer 

 than Premier and will stand shipping better. Equally good for home garden, local mar- 

 ket, roadside stand or for shipping moderate distances as has been done with Premier. 



I fruited Dorsett in a small way last year for the first time as I did not quite sell 

 out of plants and altho they had no extra manure or fertilizer on them they were a. sur- 

 prise and proved they were all I claimed them to be and if you have not tried them as 

 j'et you shouhl do so this year by all means. Growers who have tried them are very en- 

 thusiastic about them and will want to plant a larger acreage and the price of plants, as 

 you will note by price list on page 21, is very much reduced this season and you can well 

 afford to plant them. 



