Title: Allen's book of berries
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_30 (find matches)
Year: 1952 (1950s)
Authors: Allen Co. (Salisbury, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs
Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : Allen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Fairfax is first for fine flavor and has many other sterling qualities which have made it one of the most popular home garden and roadside market berries. Repeat sales are the rule wherever the consumer is close enough to the producer of Fairfax to know it by name. "I want those large dark berries; they are so good," buyers will frequently say. Fairfax is adapted over most of the Premier territory (see page 8), will do well a little fartiier south and possibly not quite so well in very severe cold climates. A vigorous, very healthy plant helps Fairfax produce the wonderful berries it bears. The plants are usually larger and stronger than Premier, not quite so good in number of plants. Production is good, not as heavy as Premier and Catskill but under good conditions often yielding 5,000 quarts or more per acre. Fairfax berries are very firm, just as solid as Blakemore and other leading shipping berries. The berries are beautiful when they first ripen and they will hold for days if conditions are not too hot and humid. However, after several days they become very dark red, almost purple. If picking is neglected these several days old but still solid berries when mixed with brighter ones just ripening present a rather unattractive and mottled appearance. Keep Fairfax picked closely, unless you prefer the rich dark color which becomes a mark of quaHty. The fine flavor of Fairfax berries is retained when used for freezing. Processors like Fairfax for putting in small consumer packages. Lighter berries like Blakemore and Tennessee Beauty are preferred when sold in large commercial packages. The first berries on the Fairfax clusters are nearly always large, being broad and fan-shaped. The later ones are somewhat smaller but still larger than Premier on the average. It is not of great importance commercially but the beautiful foliage and large blossoms of Fairfax make it one of the best varieties when strawberries are used for decorative planting in pots, borders or beds. We have been selecting our planting stock of Fairfax very carefully for several years. It seems to have paid off this year as our Fairfax plants are just as good as those of other varieties normally much more prolific plant makers. Fairfax should be in every home garden. North of North Carolina and East of Msississippi. You just can't beat it for flavor. For those who want the best in strawberry flavor the search can end with Fairfax. Ripening season medium early, a day or two later than Premier in Maryland, as much as ten days later in New York and other northern sections. Price List page 31. New Haven Co., Conn., Feb. 5, 1951. Just a word to tell you how much we are enjoying your strawberries. The Fairfax were very satisfactory." Mrs. Emil^. Lundsirom. Bergen Co., N. J., April 29, 1951. "There is no berry like Fairfax for flavor," Rogers. Payette Co., Idaho, Feb. 7, 1951. We were deliahted with the Fairfax berries. Every plant grew." Thos. H. Goss. Suffolk Co., N. Y., March 13, 1951. "We had some of your Fairfax plants and I never before saw such huge beautiful berries. It Was a great pleasure to pick them." Maurice French.

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