. Allen's book of berries for 1936. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Many Dorsett Berries Measure Two Inches or More Across Perfect Blossoms Both Dorsett and Fairfax have perfect blos- soms so do not require other varieties for cross- pollenation. Fairfax and Premier both have somewhat larger blossoms and somewhat more fertile pollen than Dorsett. This fact makes it especially important to keep Dorsett plants fairly thin in the row as a very thick bed makes con- ditions unfavorable for com
. Allen's book of berries for 1936. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Many Dorsett Berries Measure Two Inches or More Across Perfect Blossoms Both Dorsett and Fairfax have perfect blos- soms so do not require other varieties for cross- pollenation. Fairfax and Premier both have somewhat larger blossoms and somewhat more fertile pollen than Dorsett. This fact makes it especially important to keep Dorsett plants fairly thin in the row as a very thick bed makes con- ditions unfavorable for complete setting- of the berries. Season of Ripening As with other fruits, varieties of strawberries vary with soil and other conditions as to com- parative ripening date. The average of several years, however, seems to indicate that Dorsett ripens with Premier or perhaps one or two days later, while Fairfax on the average is four or five days later than Premier. Reports indicate that these differences are greater farther north and less farther south than Maryland. .fB oize or Derries Dorsett and Fairfax berries average very large in size, considerably larger than Premier or Blakemore. They are fully as large as that aristocrat of all late berries, the Chesapeake. In fact, Fairfax resembles Chesapeake very much in size and appearance, except that it seems to be even more highly polished. We hope you will read on page 20 comments on size of berries as reported by growers of Fairfax and Dorsett in several states. Fi rmness or Derries fB, Fairfax and Dorsett berries are both very firm, Fairfax being somewhat the firmer of the two. Blakemore is considered very valuable as a long distance southern shipping berry largely because of its unusual firmness. As compared with Blake- more, Fairfax is slightly more firm and Dorsett slightly less firm. Both of them are much firmer than Premier and are suitable for shipping ber- ries as well as for local market and home use. Furthermore, they are
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