Bowlsfnll 
of Big Sweet 
Dorsett Berries 
for Your Table. 
Keith’s 
Dorsett Plants 
Bear Berries 
Tike These— 
Aren’t They 
Big Ones? 
Dorsett—The Berry with Quality, Size, and Beauty. 
THREE WINNERS from 
United States Dept, of Agriculture 
Here are three recent strawberries from the U. S. Dept, 
of Agriculture. All are outstanding in Health of Plant, 
Production, Size and Quality. 
All are related to the Premier. BLAKEMORE comes 
from a cross between the Premier and Missionary; DOR¬ 
SETT from the Premier and Royal Sovereign (an Eng¬ 
lish variety); and FAIRFAX has the same parentage it 
is thought. They are all “Thoroughbreds” and winners. 
BLAKEMORE (PER.) 
Early to Midseason 
This Government variety has been out for some time and has 
gained popularity, especially in the South Central States. 
Resembles the Premier somewhat, ripens a little earlier, has a 
better flavor, a more handsome color, and stands more rough 
handling or hauling. Also much better for canning, etc., but 
not equal to our Kanner King. 
Berries hold their color well after picking, can be left on the 
vines 2 or 3 days without spoiling and are a good shipper. 
(Prices on page 21) 
FAIRFAX (PER.) 
Early with Long Fruiting Season 
Fairfax is a Government cross between the Premier and Royal 
Sovereign it is believed—anyway, it is a dandy variety with its 
handsome attractive big berries, with their wonderful perfumed 
flavor which no strawberry has yet possessed. Fairfax is going 
to climb fast and hold high ranks in the strawberry world. 
These are what make Fairfax an outstanding berry:— 
1. A sweet, perfumed, very pleasing 3. Early, but long fruiting season, 
flavor unlike any berry yet intro- 4. Hardy healthy plants. 
duced. 5. Good, plant maker. 
2. Large, attractive, uniform berries. 6. Berries firm all season. 
Here are a few highlights from Government Reports on Fairfax:— 
1. “Appearance, exceptional firmness and high dessert quality are outstand¬ 
ing throughout season”; (2) “produces more runners than Howard 17 (Pre¬ 
mier)”; (3) “fruiting season extends over a long period”; (4) “When grown 
under favorable conditions the primary berries, also the later ripening ber¬ 
ries, become very large”; (5) “generally the shape remains very regular 
throughout the whole season—one of the most uniform in this respect of any 
variety”; (6) “much firmer than present varieties grown in the test”; (7) 
“Will stand long distant shipments”; (8) “has rich flavor and is very sweet 
when normally grown.” Prices on p. 21. 
DORSETT (per .) Early 
Size—Productive—Quality, Hardiness. 
THIS NEW BERRY is the result of a cross made by the U. S. Dept, 
of Agriculture between the Premier and Royal Sovereign, a leading'straw¬ 
berry from England. It is selected from thousands of' other baby seedlings 
as the “best” of the lot. . 
As compared with the Premier it has been found to be:— 
1. As free from disease. 5. Often a longer Fruiting season. 
2. Earlier in ripening. « , , 
3. Berries brighter red.. 6 * Firm solld bemes ' 
4. Often more Productive. 7. Fine flavor, for desserts. 
A Rival of Premier for First Place 
The Premier has come to be the best known strawberry today, but many 
growers believe that Dorsett will replace it in many strawberry sections. 
As one grower and nurseryman states, “If I could have Dorsett or Fairfax, 
I would not set Premier.” Dorsett under field tests during a dry season has 
been found to outyield Premier. The actual figures are, Dorsett 6,640 
quarts per acre, Premier only 3,480 quarts. The Dorsett berry is very 
large in size, firm, an attractive bright red color which does not fade or 
turn black on way to 
market. SIZE, FIRM¬ 
NESS, Lasting Red 
color, and large yields 
is what you will find in 
this NEW rival of the 
Premier for first place 
in the Strawberry 
World. (Price, see page 
21 .) 
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DORSETT 
KEITH BROS. NURSERY, Sawyer, Michigan 
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