smaller than Mastodon and some of the newer 
varieties. Not so good for the spring crop. We 
are still growing Champion because of their 
superior flavor and quality for canning and home 
garden use. They were very poor last year be¬ 
cause of improper pollinazation except the few 
rows next to Lucky Strike, where they did very 
well. Hereafter, we will plant every third or 
fourth row in the Champions to Lucky Strike, 
which will doubtless greatly improve the spring 
crop and produce fewer small berries. While 
Champion is a perfect variety, it seems to do 
much better when pollenized with some other 
variety. 
DORSETT AND FAIRFAX 
A recent introduction by the United States 
Department of Agriculture that has made good in 
California. It is a large and beautiful berry of 
the very highest quality. Dorsett has a flavor 
all of its own that simply cannot be surpassed. 
Because of this superb flavor and better keeping 
and shipping qualities and greater productiveness, 
Dorsett is destined to replace other commercial 
varieties as rapidly as growers get acquainted 
with it. A winner for the commercial grower. 
You will need to give Dorsett plenty of room as 
it ‘ produces an abundance of large, vigorous 
plants, and if allowed to set too thick, will not 
do so well. But if given room and moderately 
thinned, it will equal or out-yield any other- 
variety and will produce a larger percentage of 
extra fancy berries than any known variety. 
Fairfax, a companion of Dorsett. introduced 
at the same time by the U.S.D.A. Fairfax makes 
fewer and larger plants than Dorsett and the 
berries, when very ripe, are quite dark. The 
flavor and quality are excellent. If you grow 
matted rows, Fairfax will do better than Dorsett. 
Gem, Lucky Strike, Mastodon, Empire 
Prices Prepaid: 50. $1.25; 100, $2.00; 300, $5.00; 
500, $6.50; 1000, $12.00. 
Champion, Dorsett, Fairfax 
Prices Prepaid: 50. $1.00; 100, $1.75; 300, $4.00; 
500, $6.00; 1000, $10.00. 
Shipping: Our plants are in good condition for 
shipping from December 15 to April 25. All plants 
are freshly dug and packed for each order. This 
is very important. So many shippers in Califor¬ 
nia do not grow their own plants, and plants 
held in storage only a short time, deteriorate 
rapidly. 
