S. E. HOLDRIDGE & SONS, NORWICH, CONN. 5 
MID-SEASON VARIETIES 
FAIRFAX (Perfect)—For those of you who want a sweet 
berry above everything else, we offer the Fairfax variety. It 
is a very large and dark red in color and a very delicious 
flavor. 
With us it does not make as good a row of plants as our 
other varieties nor does it yield the quantity of berries that 
the Howard does. However, with plenty of water or on fairly 
damp soils, it will produce more plants. 
The fruiting season begins about a week after Howard. 
For really sweet berries, plant Fairfax. 
ABERDEEN (Perfect)—This variety seems to be a fine 
running mate for Howard No. 17. It is somewhat later than 
the early berries and produces a large very bright berry until 
late in the season. It is a prolific plant-maker with clean 
healthy foliage standing well off the ground. We have tried it 
on different soils and wherever planted seems to be at home. 
I have seen this variety planted on fairly heavy soil. It 
was bearing very large, bright berries well after most berries 
were gone. It seems to give quality berries after Howard No. 
17 and Dorsett have gone by. 
LATE VARIETIES 
HEBRON (Perfect)—This is another of the new varieties 
originated by Dr. Jones at the New Haven Experiment Station. 
It produces a long, pointed berry with a very green husk. 
It commences to yield fairly late in the season and produces a 
very fine crop. It has been the first late berry which has 
satisfied us for yields. Although this variety is not as late 
as the Pearl variety which we have sold for years as our 
standard late berry, it produces a better quality berry and a 
much greater yield. Therefore, we are recommending this year 
that you plant Hebron for late berries. 
This variety has produced fine wide rows for us. We have 
for this spring’s sales a fine lot of nice plants. We think you 
will be pleased with them. 
IMPROVED PEARL (Perfect)—This is the latest variety 
of strawberries which we have fruited on our farm. It pro- 
duces a very large berry late in the season. The berry usually 
has a green tip and is not very sweet. The yield is fair but 
not equal to Hebron. 
If you want a large firm berry to pick the last of June 
and into July, buy Pearl and plant them on heavy, damp soil 
and uncover the plants very late in the spring. You will be 
picking berries after all other varieties have gone by. 
Southington, Conn. 
Could you still be able to ship me five of those fine Baldwin 
apple trees like I got before? The plants are doing fine. 
PAUL OLSON. 
