Temple, developed by the U. S. D. A. from a cross of Fairfax and 
Aberdeen, is one of the outstanding berries created by this effort. 
Temple is an extra early berry, ripening in our area with or 
slightly before Premier. The berries are large, bright red, glossy 
and attractive. They are wedge to conic in shape. The quality is 
excellent. They are firm enough to be good shippers. Yields are 
very good. 
Temple is also outstanding in its plant characteristics. It is a 
vigorous grower and a prolific plant maker. The plants are upstand- 
ing with luxuriant green foliage. 
Temple has gained in popularity very rapidly since its introduc- 
tion and we predict further popularity as more growers become ac- 
quainted with it. 
If you want an extra early berry for market or home use, try 
Temple. 
\FAIRFAX—No Better Quality Berry Grown 
Often we are asked to name the best strawberry. That is a hard 
question to answer for the answer of course depends on what one 
wants the berry for as well as many other factors. But, if we were 
forced to limit ourselves to the culture of just one strawberry vari- 
ety, our choice would be Fairfax. 
Why Fairfax? Well because Fairfax is tops in so many things. 
It is tops in quality, tops in flavor, tops in sweetness and tops in firm- 
ness. And once you have tried Fairfax we believe it will be tops 
with you, too. 
Fairfax berries are very large, smooth and attractive with rather 
prominent yellow seeds. The early berries are often wedge shaped 
but become uniformly conic later. When they first ripen, the berries 
are a light red but as they stand they become darker until they reach 
a dark purple color. Formerly this dark color was considered to be 
a handicap as customers thought the dark berries were overripe. To- 
day, however, many customers identify Fairfax berries by this dark 
color and ask for those “black” berries because of their superlative 
quality. Fairfax berries are solid and very firm. They will stand up 
for several days. 
With us Fairfax has been outstanding in its heavy yields being 
one of our best producers. Many other growers find that Fairfax 
does equally well for them. Nevertheless, there are growers who re- 
port that under their conditions the yields from Fairfax are not 
heavy. Fairfax ripens just after Premier and has a long picking sea- 
son. 
The plants of Fairfax are large, upstanding and vigorous. It is 
a moderate plant maker. Fairfax is more easily damaged by spring 
frosts than are many varieties. For this reason it is well to select a 
frost free site for your Fairfax bed if possible. Leaving the mulch 
on the plants until after the danger of frosts is past will also help. 
CATSKILL—A Consistent Money Maker 
For Northern areas Catskill ranks next to Premier in adaptation 
to a wide range of soils and conditions and in its ability to come 
thru with a crop every year. With the exception of Sparkle we 
know of no other variety which attained such wide popularity in so 
short a time after its introduction as Catskill. 
Catskill is an outstanding mid-season berry. The berries are 
very large, bright red, often rather rough in shape and with a char- 
acteristic long neck. In spite of the uneven rough shape of the indi- 
