JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



-/^^w- 



m 



PHOTOGRAPH OF AVERAGK EAE8 OF HOLMES PREMO SWEET COHX. 



Holmes' Premo 60=Day Sweet Corn 



Mr. C. S. Clark and several other expert corn growers pronounce this new variety from five to eeven 

 days earlier than any other sweet corn in existence. In our own tests the past season it gave us good 

 boiling ears ahead of all other corn planted, with the single exception of the New Buck Mountain. 

 It combines all the merits of the leading early varieties, and is also really superior to many of them in 

 size, quality and yield. Holmes' Premo can be planted fully as early as the Adams, for the j'oung plants 

 withstand slight frosts, while other varieties are tender and the seed will rot if planted before the soil 

 becomes warm. The stalks grow about five feet high, and are very vigorous, generally bearing two well- 

 developed ears to a stalk. Iiit., 10c. ; pint, 25c.; quart, 40c., postpaid ; by express or freight, qt., 30c. 



The Camera is Our Illustrator — What Leading Agricultural Papers Say : 



"The Garden and Farm Mantal 

 isBued by Johnson & Stokes, Seeds- 

 men, of Philadelphia, Pa., is strikingly 

 interesting. It is a decided departure 

 from the ordinary exaggerated seed cat- 

 alogue, in that it shows the product of 

 this firm's seeds just as they were seen 

 through the camera. From cover to 

 cover it contains photographic reproduc- 

 tions of vegetable, flower, nursery and 

 farm products that are indisputable evi- 

 dences of the quality of their seeds. It 

 also illustrates the integrity and honesty 

 of this well-known tirm, and cannot 

 help but inspire the confidence and 

 patronage of its readers. This method 

 of changing doubt into certainty as to 

 relial^il it}' and results obtained from their 

 seeds, is a commendable step in seed 

 selling." — American Gardeiiing, New 

 York, February 7, 3903. 



" Among the most Interesting 

 Seed Catalogues received is the 

 Garden and Farm Manu.\l of Messrs. 

 Johnson & Stokes, 217 and 219 Market 

 Street, Philadelphia. This catalogue 

 differs from those offered by any other 

 seedsmen in this country, as it is illus- 

 trated throughout with handsome pho- 

 tographs taken direct from the vegeta- 



bles and flowers themselves. One of 

 their latest introductions, and which has 

 brought them a very considerable 

 amount of favorable comment, is their 

 'Sparks' Earliana Tomato.' "This has 

 proven to he a novelty of very sterling 

 merit, being the finest, large, round, 

 smooth tomato, and coming earlier than 

 any other known sort." — Xew England 

 Homestead, February, 1903. 



Photographing Seed Products. 



" Though good seeds are scarce this 

 Spring, we feel assured that any of our 

 readers applying to that old reliable 

 seed house, Johnson & Stokes, Philadel- 

 phia, will be well taken care of. Even 

 if seeds are bought elsewhere, it would 

 be well to write for their G.\rden and 

 Farm Manual, and see wlnit develop- 

 ment is reached by different varieties of 

 vegetables and fruits from tlie photo- 

 graphs therein reproduced. The book is 

 illustrated throughout by reproducing 

 photographs of seed products. What- 

 ever is of real worth is sure to be found 

 with this firm, and by illustration from- 

 photograph and accurate description, 

 you know exactly before ordering just 

 what its merits are." — Home and Farm, 

 New York and Louisville, Kv. 



"Johnson &. Stokes' Garden and 

 Farm Manual. — This beautiful cata- 

 logue is completely illustrated by cute 

 direct from nature. This absence of ex- 

 aggeration is most refreshing in com- 

 parison with some of the "wondrous dis- 

 tortions that come to us from other 

 sources." — Rural]!^ew Yorker, New York. 



"Johnson & Stokes' Garden and 

 Farm Manual is especially interesting 

 for its fine illustrations, which are 

 wholly reproductionsfrom photographs. 

 Such pictures alone must inspire confi- 

 dence in tVie integrity of the firm." — 

 Farm, and Fireside. 



"Johnson & Stokes' G.^rden and 

 Farm M.\nual contains only photo- 

 engravings of the plants and seeds 

 offered. There can be no deception or 

 exaggeration about these, as they are 

 made directly from photographs." — 

 Northwestern Farmer. 



"We congratulate you on the 

 splendid appearance of your Catalogue. 

 The truthful photo-reproductinns make 

 known just exactly what you are get- 

 ting." — Farm Journal. 



We Will Pay $200.00 in Cash for Best Photographs 



of products of Johnson & Stokes' Seeds grown in 1904. $10. oo each for best 5 photos, $50.00; 

 $5.00 each for best 10 photos, $50.00; $2.00 each for best 50 photos, $100.00; total of 

 $200.00. The awards will be made October 1, 1904, by a committee of ofiicers, including the Presi- 

 dent and Treasurer (who have kindly consented to act) of the Philadelphia Photographic Society. 



Photographs can be sent to us any time during the season, and should not be leas than 4 inches by 

 5 inches, with objects as large as possible. Where field crops are taken, photos of single specimens 

 should also be sent, as they are intended for catalogue illustrations. 



