Fairfax 
Fairfax has won the same place in the gar- 
den that Premier has taken in the commercial 
field. 
_ It was developed a little more than ten years ago as a 
Premier cross, and resembles this parent rather closely in 
the general appearance of its foilage. The leaves have the 
same cupped feature, but are just a little darker in color. 
The plant is larger, hewever, in every way. The crown is 
very heavy, the roots large and long. The leaves are wide, 
and stand far above the ground. The blossoms are large, 
the fruiting stems high and heavy. 
Fairfax berries are smooth, big, fancy, dark 
red beauties, just the kind you like to show to 
your friends, the kind you like to take from 
your locker about Christmas day. 
The seeds are large and rather prominent, bright yellow, 
and enhance the appearance of the dark red fruit. The 
taste of the berry is not often excelled, just about the last 
word in strawberry flavor. They are quite firm, too, for 
reasonable handling. Just the kind of berry you want for 
your own use or for fancy local sale. 
If you are setting Premier for commercial purposes, try a 
few Fairfax for your own use. They are well adapted to 
freezing, too. While the Fairfax berries are larger, more at- 
tractive in appearance, and of better quality, not nearly as 
many berries will be set, and the total yield will not run as 
high in this mid-west tterritory. 
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Customers’ Gomments 
¢: I want to tell you that I often think of you, es- 
pecially when we talk berries or are thinking of them. I am 
glad to have had the pleasure of meeting you in person, and 
believe that I am therefore in better positicn to know what 
I am talking about when I recommend your plants person- 
ally. I know what they are and can recommend them to 
others, for they cannot go wrong when buying of you.” 
S. E. Knapp, St. Marys, Ohio 

“Received strawberry plants this a. m. in fine condition. 
Wonderful plants. Thank you.” 
R. G. Simons, Kenosha, Wis. 
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