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Garden Berry deluxe 



FAIRFAX 



Size, beauty and quality make Fairfax an outstanding berry for roadside 

 markets and other places where quality as well as appearance is appreciated. 

 Wherever consumer can buy strawberries by variety name Fairfax is a favorite. 

 Few can forget the taste treat which Fairfax provides. The berries average large 

 in size, many of the first berries being fan shaped, with the later ones round and 

 sometimes somewhat pointed. The berries are quite firm, being just as solid as 

 Blakemore. When they first ripen Fairfax berries have a bright red color which darkens 

 on holding, becoming almost purple before decay starts. Fairfax berries should be picked 

 V>.-" closely, especially in commercial fields. If picking is neglected the bright early berries mixed 

 with the dark berries which have been ripe for several days present a somewhat mottled ap- 

 pearance, which is not favored on wholesale 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 these wonderful dark red berries. 



Availability of Fairfax plants from virus free sources has caused a revival of interest in this fine variety, 

 long noted as the best of all in quality. Fairfax has always had a beautiful, healthy foliage but before 

 virus free stock became available it had been having some trouble in producing a good fruiting row. 

 The foliage is beautiful and probably as popular as any variety in ornamental plantings where beauty 

 of foliage as well as fruit is a factor. As stated above, the berries are just super-duper in quality. It is in 

 fact the garden berry deluxe. 



Fairfax is a moderately heavy producer, just under Premier, Catskill and Sparkle, but yields of 8,000 

 quarts 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. 



DORSETT 



Dorsett is a high quality berry which has many 

 good points and a few bad ones. Dorsett ranks 

 about with Premier in plant growth and produc- 

 tion. It is superior to Premier in attractiveness 

 and firmness. The quality of Dorsett is much 

 better than Premier, in fact surpassed only by 

 Fairfax. The bad points of Dorsett are that it is 

 susceptible to frost injury and it is hard to make 

 all the blossoms set fruit. To help overcome these 



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things avoid frosty sites, don't over-fertilize the 

 row making it too dense, and don't let the plants 

 become too thick in the row. 



For several years most stocks of Dorsett were 

 weakened in plant growth by a virus disease. 

 Certified virus free plants of Dorsett are not yet 

 available but our present stock is either free from 

 virus or highly resistant to it. For the past several 

 years we have grown beautiful Dorset beds. At 

 its best Dorsett is one of the most productive and 

 profitable of all varieties. Those who can grow 

 it at its best will find it hard to beat. Price List 

 page 32. 



