. Allen's 1949 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Carroll Ind., Apr. 19. 1948. "Enclosed find order for Premier and Fairfax plants. If Premier are not available send Midland, but we sure want the Fairfax as they,* are fops to eat. We certainly have had lots of nice berries the last few years. In 1946 we picked over 300 quarts from 150 plants, one row each of Fairfax and ;- Carey Oyler. Mercer May 24, 1948. "The strawberry plants bought f
. Allen's 1949 book of berries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. Carroll Ind., Apr. 19. 1948. "Enclosed find order for Premier and Fairfax plants. If Premier are not available send Midland, but we sure want the Fairfax as they,* are fops to eat. We certainly have had lots of nice berries the last few years. In 1946 we picked over 300 quarts from 150 plants, one row each of Fairfax and ;- Carey Oyler. Mercer May 24, 1948. "The strawberry plants bought from you are growing beautifully. I will want several thousand next year. I want to grow fancy berries for a local market and would like to know the length of time each variety will continue to bear. I am very much impressed with the Fairfax and ;—r. S. Johnson Dodge Feb. 21, 1948. "Just to tell you I am well satisfied with your plants. Redstar and Fairpeake are fine, but Fairfax is my main crop and customers ;— O. E. Henning Wake N. C, Dec. 29, 1947. "Before I gave the Fairfax a trial I changed varieties several times. Now every time I get one of your new catalogs I first turn to the last page. List Page, to see if you have anything as good as the Fairfax. Since 1893 I have grown strawberries in five different localities in this state. It is fortunate that a variety of such excellence as Fairfax is adapted to a variety of ;—C. L. Newman Fairfax is widely adapted in the section where Premier thrives (see Page 8). It is generally superior to Premier in the southern part of the "Premier territory" and perhaps not quite so rugged in the "roughest" of the northern areas. Never- theless, we frequently get letters from growers who find Fairfax very hardy and very productive, even as com- pared with Premier, Catskill and other varieties of "eskimo" hardiness. Price list, page 31. 11 The
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