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JOHNSON & STOKES. PHILADELPHIA ^j^ 



New Jersey Grown Seed Sweet Potatoes 



We make a specialty of Seed Sweet Potatoes, growing our stock exclusively in Xew Jersey, about 

 nine miles from our Philadelphia warehouse, where we have unequalled facilities for handling and 

 storing. New Jersey grown Sweet Potatoes are everywhere acknowledged to be the best in quality, 

 being much dryer and sweeter than those grown in the South and West, while their keeping arid 

 shipping qualities are away ahead. We pack for shipment in boxes and barrels, wiih greatest care; 

 but as they are very susceptible to climatic changes, we cannot hold ourselves responsible for their con- 

 diiion after lonj: journeys of several hundred miles, and wish it distinctly understood that customers 

 take ALL RISKS after we deliver in good condition to the express or railroad company here. We 

 do not ship until about planting time, unless specially ordered to do so. Our barrels contain three 

 bushels— good measure. 



S^VEEX POXAXO I Full and concise directions for bedding and sprouting the seed and 



setting out Sweet Potato Plants will be found in our new illustrated 

 book. " Farm Gardening," which is sent free with all orders for vege- 

 table and flower seeds amounting to $3.00 and over. 



CULTURE 





A New Variety that will Revolutionize Sweet Potato Culture 



Hew HafJyBusli Of Vinelessket Potato 



This wonderful \ ariety is as easih grown 

 as the White or Irish Potato, attaining markets 

 able size in 60 days, and ^^ ielding from 400 to 

 600 bushels per acre. This great novelty will, 

 when thoroughly introduced, revolutionize sweet 

 potato growing. It has no vines whatever, simply 

 a bush like a white potato, as shown in our photo- 

 graph. This bush gradually falls over and covers 

 the hill ; leaves distinct and dark green. In shape 

 the potatoes are like the famous Jersey Sweets 

 which everyone knows. The ends are probably a 

 little more blunt, a little thicker in the middle, 

 and have a handsome and very salable appearance : 

 meat aud skin of dark, rich yellow, very dry and 

 sweet ; said to contain twenty per cent, more sugar 

 than other varieties ; very easy to keep, to culii- 

 vateand to harvest, and will grow in any soil and 

 climate. Owing to their bushy growth they do 

 best set pretty close, and as they set an immense 

 lot of tubers they will yield, in good soil, from 410 

 to 6'10 bushels per acre — more than double the 

 yield of the vine or running sorts. In an average 

 season they will mature in 100 days, although they 

 attain marketable size in 60 days, and keep 

 almost as easy as Irish potatoes. Bed and sprout 

 same as other varieties. 



WhatPromiDent Saieet Potato Groaiers Write of It 



"They will be the main crop pota\oassoon a*! their 

 merits are known. As ea5ily grrown as the Irish potato, nnd 

 more prodnetive '" — L. H. Mnhan, of IiKliniia. 



"They are unexcellefi in size, quality, productiveness 

 find earliness — tlie greatest of vegetable novelties.'' — Martin 

 Benson, of Tlliiiois. 



'• They are good enough for me. I had 366 large baskets 

 on a piece of land 72 feet wide by 600 feet long, 29 rows. :<26 

 plants to the row. I want nothing better." — John Maylrott, 

 o/Xew Jersey. 



Prices: per lb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1.00, by mail, 

 postage paid: peck, $1.00; bush., S3 00 : bbl., 

 S7.(iO, bv express. Plants I'eadv after ]Mav 1st, 

 $1.5(1 per 100, post-paid : $1.'25 per 100, $6.00 per 

 1000, bv express 



EXTRA EARLY CAROLINA. JERSEY 

 "UP RIVERS" AND EARLY NANSEAIONL). 

 The justly celebrated Philadelphia sweet potatoes, 

 aniversally grown for Philadelphia and New York 

 markets. Each, per jjeck, 75c.; bush., $2.00 ; bbL, 

 $4.50. 



Plants of the above, readv iMav 1st, 60c. per 

 100, by mail, post-paid ; 40c. 'per I'OO ; $2.50 per 

 1000, by express. 



We vrlU make special prices for larger 

 quantities. Write ns before ymx buy. 



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PHOTO OF PLANT OF XEW HARDY BUSH 



POTATO, SHOWING ITS H.iXDSOME 



WOXDEEFUL PROUUCTIVEN 



OR VIXELESS : 

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