(U. S. D. A. No. 613) 
Fruiting Season Covers a Long 
Period - About Same as Dorsett 
Originated by the Department of Agriculture about the same time as Dorsett, and introduced to the 
public by our Company in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture. For a number of years it 
was hard for us to decide which of the two—Dorsett or Fairfax—was our preference, but after fruiting them 
in a rather extensive commercial way during the past two years, our decision is that Dorsett is our choice 
for our particular section. Yet Fairfax has a lot of mighty good points worthy of note. 
The fruit of Fairfax is a little larger than Dorsett, and decidedly more solid, but does not produce quite 
as many berries. >.■' .TT -v.t 
Fairfax Flavor Preferred 
From those who have visited our Nurseries and who have had the pleasure of inspecting the fruit on the 
vines while ripening, the reports are about 50-50 as it applies to the flavor of the fruit. In other words, 
about 50 per cent or more of the people will voluntarily say “I prefer the flavor of Fairfax” while the 
other approximately 50 per cent will say “I prefer the flavor of Dorsett.” It’s been some difficult problem 
to decide which variety excels the other in flavor, but the odds are for Fairfax. 
Leathery Type Foliage 
Fairfax will make only about 60 per cent as many plants in the same row as Dorsett, but they are not 
so subject to becoming too thick in the rows for a good crop of fruit, which is an advantage Fairfax has 
over Dorsett. The plants of Fairfax are from one-half to double the size of Dorsett, and of a heavier, 
leathery type foliage, resembling Premier (Howard 17) very much in color. 
Fairfax, Another Bunting Recommendation 
We positively do recommend planting Fairfax. It may be in your 
section it will be the preference of the two. We are as frank in making 
this statement as we) are in stating after a number of years experience 
in both small and large commercial growing of the two varieties it was 
hard to decide which of the two we prefer, and not until the fruiting 
season of 1935 was a decision made. The illustration in color on the 
mside back cover in this catalog of Fairfax was made from an actual 
photograph of the berries, and the color is just about as near like the 
actual color of the fruit as it is possible to’ produce in an illustration. 
Our acreage for fruiting purposes of this variety is more than any other 
variety of Strawberry except Dorsett. 
In view of the fact that Fairfax doesn’t make nearly so many plants 
as Dorsett, the price of Fairfax plants will always run. about thirty to 
forty percent higher than Dorsett. 
Prices: 25 for 35c; 100 for 75c; 250 for $1.55; 1000 for 
$5.00; 5000 for $22.50. 
Harvesting a bumper crop of Fairfax Strawberries in our Nurseries, 
season 1935. 
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