Johnson & Stokes' Vegetable Seeds 



INCLUDING NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1902 



IN the following pagea we have endeavored to list the cream of all varieties known, weeding out 

 many that are still advertised by other seedsmen, but which our extended tests at Floracroft Trial 

 Qrounds have proven to us are unworthy of cultivation. We take great pains each season to inform 

 ourselves fully as to the real merits of everything offered as new or superior, and our customers 

 may rest assured that if any much-lauded variety is not found in our Manual, the pi-obability ia 

 much greater that we have tested it and found it of little or no value, than that it is unknown to us. 

 It is our constant aim thus to gain and hold the confidence of all customers. 



With our very liberal premiums, as offered on preceding page, and our low prices on seeds in bulk, we 

 say, without fear of contradiction, that "seeds of equal high quality can nowhere be obtained for as little 

 money." 



The Best Seeds that Grow and a List of Varieties it Pays to Grow 



Artichoke 



As a table vegetable the Artichoke deserves to be more 

 generally cultivated. The part eaten is the flower head, 

 ■which is used before it begins to open, and cooked in much 

 the same way as asparagus. 



L,arge Green Globe. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; lb., S3.00. 



Artichoke Roots for hog feed will be found under 

 "Farm Seeds." Peck, Sl.OO; bush., 83.00; bbl., $7.50. 



AspJ 



»aragus 



Asparagus is one of the earliest spring vegetables. No 

 vegetal>le on our list can be produced so cheaply and easil.v. 

 (Directions for planting and culture will be found in our 

 new liEAFLET-ESSAYS, sent free on request. A bed 

 12 X 40 feet, requiring about 100 roots, will give an abundant 

 supply for an ordinary family. One ounce of seed will sow 

 40 feet of row; 7,260 roots will plant an airt-. 



SIX STALKS OF DONALD'S ELMIRA, ■WEIGHING 30 OUNCES. 



TWO-YEAK-OI,D ASPARAGUS 

 BOOT. 



Donald's Elmira Asparagus 



This new asparagus, first 

 Introduced by us has attracted 

 much attention throughout the 

 country. It was originated by 

 Mr. A. Donald, a prominent 

 market gardener of Elmira. 

 He has always realized hand- 

 some prices, and although a 

 large grower, was unable to 

 supply half the demand. The 

 delicate green color is notably 

 diflferent from either the fam- 

 ous Barr's Philadelphia Mam- 

 moth or Palmetto, while the 

 stalks are more tender and 

 succulent. Its mammoth size 

 can be realized from the fact 

 that in whole crops a bunch of 

 twelve stalks will average 

 three to four pounds in weight. 

 It requires much less labor in 

 cutting and bunching, thus 

 lessening the expense of mar- 

 keting. The seed we offer is 

 saved for us by Mr. Donald 

 from his choicest beds, and 

 our roots are grown by us 

 frora the same high-class seed. 

 Price of seed: pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 lOc; ^ lb., SOc.; lb., 90c. 

 STRONG ROOTS, 1 year old, 

 70c. per 100 (by mail, postpaid, 

 50 for 70c.; $1.00 per 100) ; 500 

 for 83.00; S5.50 per 1,000; 2 



years old, 75c. per 100; 500 for $3.25 ; $6.00 per 1,000, by freight 

 or express. 



Barr's Philadelphia flammoth 



This variety originated with Crawford Barr, a prominent 

 market gardener of Pennsylvania. Grown side by side with 

 Conover's Colossal, it grows twice as large and more produc- 

 tive. In Philadelphia it is much sought after and sells at 

 top-notch prices. Seed: pkt., 6e.; oz.,10c; ^ lb., 20c; lb., 

 65c GOOD STRONG ROOTS, 1 vear old, 65c. perlOO (by 

 mail, postpaid, 50 for 50e.; 90c. per 100) ; 84.50 per 1,000; 2 

 years old, 70c. per 100; 85.00 per 1,000 (500 roots at 1,000 rate). 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. This is a most 

 distinct variety, discovered on Long Island a few years 

 since. The stalks are large, produced abundantly and early. 

 They are clear white and remain so as long as fit for use, 

 without earthing up or any other artificial blanching. There 

 is a large demand from "canners for this sort. Prices of 

 Seed: pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c.; ii lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. GOOD 

 STROWG ROOTS, 1 year old, 70c. per 100 (by mail, post- 

 paid, 81.00 per 100) ; 85.50 per 1,000 ; 2-vear-old roots, 75c. per 

 100; $6.00 per 1,000 (500 roots furnished at 1,000 rate). 



PALMETTO. This asparagus is now quite extensively 

 grown for New York and Philadelphia markets, where it 

 sells at high prices, owing to its fine size and regularity. 

 Although of Southern origin, it is equally well adapted to 

 the North. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c.; lb., 65c. ROOTS, 

 same price as Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth. 



CONOVER'S COLOSSAL. A well-known old stand- 

 ard variety. Prices of seed: pkt, 5c.; oz., lOc; K lb., 20c.; 

 lb., SOc. SPLENDID STRONG ROOTS, 1 year old, 50c. 

 per 100 (bv mail, postpaid, 75c. per 100); $4.00 per 1,000: 2 

 years old, 60c. per 100 ; $4.50 per 1,000. 



