NOVELTIES .-. OF .-. STERLING .-. MERIT .-. 



STOKES* ' i i 



EVERQREEN 



' UnA PE/IN. 



In this new Lima, now offered 

 for the first time, we have the result 

 of several years' patient selection 

 from our Salem Mammoth which, as 

 is well known, is the largest in size 

 of bean of all other Limas. The 

 Stokes Evergreen not only holds 

 the full size (double that of any 

 other Lima) and great productive- 

 ness of the Salem Mammoth, but 

 has the very remarkable additional 

 quality of holding entirely the deep 

 green color of the unripe or green 

 state, in all stages of growth and 

 even when dry and shelled, thus 

 giving the dry beans when cooked 

 for use during the winter and spring 

 months not only the entire green 

 appearance but also the delicious 

 flavor of beans just pulled or fresh 

 from the vine. This very valuable 

 evergreen quality is now entirely 

 fixed and thoroughbred in this var- 

 iety, as in the product of our own 

 field of three acres this season 

 there was not a bean that showed 

 the least whiteness when threshed 

 out, all retaining their beautiful 

 deep green color and superb flavor 

 when cOoked. Could a more valu- 

 able acquisition in Lima Beans be 

 wished for? Price, per pkt., 15c.; 

 2 pkts., 25c.; pint, 6oc.; qt., |i.oo. 



FOK THE GREAT NOVELTY 

 OF I.AST YEAR, 



THE MEW BUSH Linfl 



SEE SPECIALTIES IN BEANS, 

 PAGE 26. 



NEW SEEDS FREE FOR TRIAL. 



For some years past we have, each season, 

 distributed free, for trial, among our custo- 

 mers, thousands of packages of New and Im- 

 ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I proved Varieties previous to their introduc- 

 tion. Some of our most valuable Novelties have been first sent out in this way, by which means they were 

 tried in all sections of the country, thus enabling us to offer them the next season with greater confi- 

 dence, when reports were entirely satisfactory. We shall follow the same plan in 1890, and have again 

 put up several thousand packages of a number of valuable novelties in both vegetaoles and flowers, 

 which have never been offered for sale, and shall add one or more packages free of charge, to all custo- 

 mers whose orders exceed |i.oo or indicate an interest in new varieties. All who deal with us will be 

 treated liberally. We shall also be glad to receive samples for trial from any of our customers who 

 have new or superior varieties unknown to the general public. 



