;: QUALITY 



Fine flavor is just one of the many sterling qualities which h€is made Fairfax one of the most 

 popular home garden and roadside market berries. There is always a demand for more wherever 

 Fairfax becomes known to the consumer by variety. Fairfax quality is equalled only by Fairpeake in 

 our opinion ; its quality is approached by Dorsett, Temple, Empire, Massey, Chesapeake and a very 

 few others. A common experience is that related by Thomas K. Satuffer of Berks County, Pa., in a 

 letter written April 21, 1952: "I sold quite a few Fairfauc berries last year and never had any trouble to » 

 sell the second time to the same customers. They said they were the best tasting berries they ever 

 bought. " 



The plant growth of Fairfax is normally very vigorous in good strains of good Fairfax plants. The 

 plants are almost but not quite as productive as Premier. Compared with Premier the plant growth is 

 more vigorous with less plants produced than Premier but larger stronger ones. Like Premier, Fairfax 

 foliage is very healthy. In fact the leaves of Fairfax, large dark green and shiny, make it the favored 

 variety wherever beauty of plant is wanted, as in border plantings or decorative plotb. A very large 

 pretty blossom adds to the beauty at blooming time. 



Fairfax is adapted to about the same region as Premier, extending perhaps not quite so far north 

 and slightly farther south. 



Fairfax berries in addition to being the best things you ever tasted average large in size, very 

 firm and very pretty. Berries ripen medium early, a day or two after Premier. Comparative ripening 

 date seems to be later when grown as far north as New York State. When they first ripen Fairfax 

 berries are a bright red, becoming dark red on holding. For two or three days before they finally 

 decay Fairfax berries will become a dark purple color. The one important objection to Fairfax arises 

 from the fact that if the berries are not picked closely during the fruiting season some of the berries 

 will be bright red, some dark red and some purple. This gives the fruit a mottled appearance which is 

 not attractive. 



Our Fairfax plants this year have made a very fine growth and in spite of the unfavorable seasor i 

 we have the best stock of Fairfax that we have had for several years. Our Fairfax strain comes Iroxr 

 an isolated source and judging by their vigor and growth have little if any of the virus which seezni 

 to be weakening many varieties and strains of strawberries. Fairfax finds favor not only as a horn* 

 garden and local m€urhet berry but as a profitable commercial kind. Price list page 31. 



