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SUPREME STRAWBERRY QUALITY 
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FAIRFAX 
Fairfax generates more enthusiasm among berry consumers than any variety grown. 
Its quality is irresistible when once grown and tasted. As a home garden berry to serve on 
your own table, where variety differences are known and evaluated, no variety is so uni- 
versally liked as Fairfax. At roadside markets, where regular customers come back day 
after day, no variety is called for more than Fairfax. In fact the dark color, which Fairfax 
berries take on after being held, in many places has become a mark of quality. "Give me 
some of those large, dark berries," they say. 
Royal quality is the thing that sets Fairfax apart as a home garden variety and in any 
close-to-consumer market. However, Fairfax is good enough in other ways to be an out- 
standing commercial variety. Here are some of the reasons: 
Plant growth — Very vigorous and healthy. Plants larger, stronger than Premier. Leaves 
of our Fairfax plants this year are so dark, bluish green they are almost black — brimful of 
life and vitality. Where beauty of foliage is the aim, as in border plantings, Fairfax is the 
favorite. 
Plants are productive. Not as productive as Premier, Catskill or Midland but yields of 
5,000-8,000 quarts per acre are not unusual. 
Berries ripen early in Maryland, becoming Midseason in New York and New England. 
Berries are beauties — resembling Chesapeake when first picked becoming dark, almost 
purple when held several days. 
Berries are solid. Fairfax berries are just as firm and will keep as long as Blakemore. 
However, after several days they become dark, almost purple. Even then they stand up 
for several days unless conditions are so wet and hot that no berries will keep. 
Berries are excellent for freezing. Not so good commercially because of the dark color, 
but fine for freezing at home where the quality is appreciated. 
