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WALTER^ P. STOKES \ 



219 Market §£-eet, PHEbADELPHIA, PA. 





STOKES' IMPROVED TOMATOES 



No vegetable in the entire list catalogued is given more attention, nor are the strains offered more carefully looked after, than my 

 Tomatoes. All of the seed offered is grown specially for seed. The crops are carefully inspected during growth ; and they can be relied 

 upon to produce the finest fruit. 



Culture. — Sow in hotbeds in early spring, or the seed maybe sown in 

 shallow boxes and placed in a window. Transplant to the open ground 

 when all danger of frost is past, setting the plants 3 to 4 feet apart each 

 way. For very early use, the seed should be transplanted into small pots 

 and these set out in the open ground when it is warm enough. One ounce 

 will produce about 1,300 plants. 



RED TOMATOES 

 Stokes* "Floracrolt Earliana" Tomato 



The Earliest Tomato on Earth 



This new Tomato is the earliest Tomato in existence. It is fully a week 

 ahead of Spark's Earliana, and notwithstanding this, the fruit is larger and 

 more of it on the vine. The vine is vigorous and strong and resists blight. 

 45 to 50 fruit will fill an average five-eighths basket, 75 to 80 fruit will fill 

 a bushel crate. In going over my field of Tomatoes, growing for seed, 

 we frequently found clusters of 12 to 15 large, handsome, marketable fruit 

 with handsome clusters also at the branches. It is sweet in flavor and not 

 acid like many strains of Spark's Earliana. In color it is a good glowing 

 scarlet without core. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts., Xlb. $1, lb. $3.50. 



CROWN SETTING SEED. I have saved a limited quantity of seed 

 from the Crown Setting only. This is seed stock, but I offer it as long as it 

 lasts at 20 cts. per pkt , oz. $1.25. 



Spark's Earliana Tomato no. 10 strain 



An excellent strain of this fine Tomato only second to my " Floracroft 

 Earliana." By starting your plants early you can have ripe fruit by 

 the 15th to 20th of June. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^ lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



The Enormous Tomato 



It is often desirable to have a Tomato of very large size, and in the 

 past these very large fruits have been mostly of a rough, ungainly 

 shape, but in the Enormous Tomato we have one that is of the true, 

 round Tomato shape, very solid and heavy ; flesh thick and firm with 

 very few seeds and no core ; very free from rot, and in color a deep, 

 rich red with no trace of the purple tint so often found in large Toma- 

 toes. It is profitable to have these extra-large Tomatoes come into 

 bearing late, when all other varieties get small, and these will go begging 

 when you come in with your fine, big fellows late in July, August and 

 well into September. Price, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., M\h. $1.35, lb. $5. 



Stokes* "Matchless" Tomato 



The best large-fruited, bright red, late Tomato. A handsomer Tomato 

 than "Stone," more globe-shaped, firmer flesh, finer quality, and 

 splendid keeper. They are free from core, smooth, ripening up to the 

 stem, and of the finest flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c , %\b. 75c, lb. $2.50. 



New "Coreless" Tomato 



This is a new Tomato; is a distinct globe-shaped, bright red, large 

 main-crop variety ; it is almost round, being the same diameter each 

 way It is very productive, forming in clusters of four to seven fruits, 

 always free of a green core, and its shape makes an excellent slicing 

 variety. This would make a splendid Tomato for canners or catsup- 

 The Enormous Tomato makers. Pkt. 10 cts., Hoz. 20 cts., oz. 35c, Klb. Si, lb. $3.25. 



Select List of Standard Red Tomatoes 



In regular large-sized packets, 5 cts. per packet, except where noted 



Stokes' Standard Early. See page 12. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 Klb. $1.25, lb. $4. 



Stokes' Standard Main-Crop. See page 12. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 



cts., Klb. 85 cts., lb. S3. 

 Superb Salad. See Novelties. 



Stone. Large; perfectly smooth; bright scarlet; solid; best for 



canning and most popular as a main-crop Tomato for market ; 



extra-fine strain. By mail, postpaid, oz. 20 cts., Klb. 60 cts., lb. $2. 

 Great B. B. (Brinton's Best.) Second-early and main-crop sort. 



Deep red color uniformly even, large size, smooth and good keeper. 



By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., M\b. 75 cts., lb $2.50. 

 Clark's Jewel. A fine second-early. Oz., 25c, &lb. 600, lb. $2.25. 

 Success. Resembles the " Great B. B." Rich scarlet ; handsome. 



By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., &lb. 75 cts., lb. $2. 25. 



Crimson Cushion. Very large; the Jumbo of all. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 



40 cts., Klb. Si. 



Lorillard. For greenhouse forcing ; bright glossy red ; very smooth 

 and solid. By mail, postpaid, oz. 30 cts., }<lb. S5 cts., lb. $3. 



Brandy wine. Finest late; large, solid, smooth, bright red; pro- 

 lific. By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., Klb. 75 cts., lb. $2. 50. 



Ignotum. An early red, smooth potato-leaved variety. By mail, 

 postpaid, oz. 25 cts., '/lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Early Paragon. Bright red ; productive; standard for market and 

 canning. By mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., Klb. 50 cts., lb. £1.50. 



Livingston's Perfection. Early; large size; very productive; 

 fine blood-red. By mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., H\b. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Livingston's Favorite. Large, smooth, productive ; a good ship- 

 per and canner. By mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., %\b. 50c, lb. Si. 50. 



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