WALTER P. 



STOKES 219 Market Street, PHIbADELPHIA,EA. 



Berks County Bottle Onion 



In passing through the markets, at Reading, Berks county, Pa., I noticed this 

 curious-shaped Onion being offered for sale, and on inquiry I find that the good Ger- 

 man people of this section would not buy any other Onion as long as they could get 

 the Berks County Bottle Onion. In shape they are entirely unique, as will be seen 

 from the illustration, many of them being just the shape and about the size of a sarsa- 

 parilla bottle. In color they are a light yellow, some having a tendency to a brownish 

 outer skin; the skin is very thin, the flesh white and of very fine texture, delicious and 

 delicate beyond compare and pronounced by connoisseurs the best white-fleshed Onion 

 known. For family use it is unsurpassed, while for market it will be a winner wherever 

 it becomes known, owing to its great beauty and novel shape attracting the eye. This 

 Onion has been known in Berks county for years and is justly treasured there, as it 

 will be in other sections when its merits are known. It is the most novel and distinct 

 Onion yet introduced. Price, pkt. 10 cts., }ioz. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts., %Vo. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



Ails a Craig Onion 



This is the great exhibition Onion in England. It grows to an immense size, three 

 and a half to four pounds each bting frequently recorded. It is of a beautiful yellow 

 or straw-color, slightly pointed at each end. To obtain the best results, the seed 

 should be sown in the hotbed and transplanted from 4 to 6 inches apart. Price, 

 pkt. 10 cts., ^oz. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts., %Vo. $1, by mail, postpaid. 



White Welsh Onion (For Green Onions) 



The seed of this Onion may be drilled-in as any Onion seed, making one- 

 third the expense and trouble of planting top sets, and producing more green 

 Onions. In flavor it is the sweetest of all Onions. No bulb is formed. Theplant 

 is perennial and may be left in the ground for years with but slight protection. 

 Sow in the spring or fall. Price, pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts., 2 ozs. 40 

 cts., %\b. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



New Mammoth Radish from Japan, Sakurajima 



This Mammoth Japanese Radish is thoroughly practical and an extremely 

 pleasing and interesting addition to our list of vegetables. Planted in the spring 

 it runs to seed too soon; it is better to treat it as a summer, fall or winter 

 Radish. It is mild, delicate, and makes an excellent food either raw or cut-up 

 into dice and cooked as turnips. Its leaves make a very pleasing new green, 

 cooked the same as kale, or dandelion. A valuable addition and well worth 

 trying. It sometimes grows to an immense size, one Radish making several 

 meals for quite a family. Pkt. 10 cts. , oz. 20 cts., }(\b. 60 cts., lb. $2. 



Stokes* New Sparkler White-Tip Radish 



This is an improved strain of the Scarlet Turnip White-Tip Radish. Many 

 of the strainsof the White-Tip Radish show but little white, all beingred; but in 

 this Stokes' New Spark- 



Berks County Bottle Onion. 



and shape 



Exact size 



ler nearly one half of the 

 lower partof the Radish 

 is a beautiful waxy 

 white. The upper part of 

 the Radishbeing a bright 

 scarlet, and with very 

 small tops, will make 

 them exceedingly desir- 

 able for forcing. As a 

 market-garden strain 

 this will excelall others 

 of the White-Tip sort. 

 Price, pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 

 Xlb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts., 

 postpaid; by express, 

 lb. 75c, 5 lbs. 13.50. 



New Summer Radish, SnOW- White Delicacy 



This new Radish is half-long in form, gradually tapering to- 

 ward the low er end, and should be classed in size between the 

 White Strasburg and the Celestial, or White Chinese. Grows 

 quickly; tender, crisp, delicious and of mild flavor; good for eat- 

 ing a long while after maturing. Roots pure white, making a 

 handsome table dish. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^lb. 35c, lb. $r.io. 



Notice the size of the Mammoth Japanese Kadish as 

 compared with the little lady's head 



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