POPULAR HONEY SWEET EARLY BERRY 



Accepted as the finest flavored berry yet developed, Fairfax is now the most popular home 

 garden berry. Is really at its best when eaten right from the vine, as additional treatment 

 adds little or nothing to its superlative flavor. With its large size, firmness and productive- 

 ness, Fairfax has also been a profitable variety for the market gardener and the commercial 

 grower, especially when their trade was quality minded ; bringing a nice premium over va- 

 rieties of ordinary quality. 



Developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture from a cross of Premier (Howard 17) and 

 Royal Sovereign, introduced in 1933, Fairfax is now one of the major early varieties. Being 

 successfully grown as far south as North Carolina and all through the northern states. 



Fairfax is usually a day or two later than Premier, and has an exceptionally long fruit- 

 ing season, often fruiting as late as Chesapeake ; thus, covering the season well for growers 

 who wish to plant only one variety. 



GROWTH — Fairfax makes a vigorous growth, 

 being far superior to older varieties, even more 

 vigorous than Dorsett. The foliage is very healthy 

 and may become too dense when over fertilized, 

 very resistant to leaf spot and scorch. Although 

 Fairfax cannot be termed a free plant maker, they 

 will generally make sufficient plants for a good 

 fruiting row. 



SIZE — The berries are very large, generally aver- 

 aging larger than Dorsett. Under favorable wea- 

 ther conditions the last fruit harvested will com- 

 pare very favorably with the first picking. In ex- 

 tremely dry weather the fruit will run down in 

 size at the end of the season but they will always 

 develop to a good marketable size. 



FIRMNESS — Fairfax berries are very firm, even 

 more firm than Blakemore. Fairfax berries stand 

 shipping well and although they may turn some- 

 what dark, they will arrive on a distant market in 



perfect condition with a fresh, glossy appearance. 



ADAPTABILITY — Fairfax is well adapted to any 

 section where Premier can be grown, is being suc- 

 cessfully grown on the Pacific Coast and in North 

 Carolina which are beyond Premier's limits. No 

 matter where you live, except in the far South, we 

 are sure you will find Fairfax a satisfactory and 

 a profitable variety. 



QUALITY AND FLAVOR— Quality is very high, 

 the fruit has a firm even texture and a rich pleas- 

 ing aroma. The flavor is exceptionally rich, full 

 bodied and very sweet. This fine flavor will make 

 a veritable glutton of the most conservative berry 

 lover. 



PRODUCTIVENESS— Fairfax is very productive, 

 in some cases outyielding Dorsett but this is not 

 generally the case. The fruit stems are strong 

 and upstanding and under normal conditions hard- 

 ly a berry is lost from decay or mould. 



COLOR — When Fairfax is first ripe they 

 are a light red in color, which will turn 

 darker soon after picking, if allowed to 

 hang on the vines until over ripe they be- 

 come very dark. As Fairfax berries have 

 a very high gloss, they are very attractive 

 even when over ripe. There is no loss in 

 flavor and the fruit is still firm even when 

 almost purple. 



FROST RESISTANCE— Fairfax has suf- 

 fered very little frost damage since being 

 introduced and although they are not as 

 resistant as Premier no serious damage has 

 been suffered, though in some sections 

 slight frost damage has been reported. 



Cuyahoga County, Ohio 

 April 29, 1939 

 Plants arrived in good condition and 

 were good stock. I am looking forward 

 to a good crop from my Fairfax, which 

 were planted last year. I never saw 

 such fine plants as I now have, and they 

 are set full of buds. 



Yours truly, 

 C. Minderhout 



Fairfax Berries Are Jast As Delicious As They Are Beautiful 

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RAYNER'S 



FAIRFAX and DORSETT 



Known For The Early 



Money Crop 



