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STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



EGGPLANT 



For Southern planting only 



350 S. S. Black Beauty 



Comparative tests have proved this to be the earliest Eggplant under cultivation. It will pro- 

 duce large "eggs" in great profusion. These are very smooth and of a dark rich color which posi- 

 tively insures a ready market. The seed which we offer is of our own growing, and will prove to 

 be of strong vitality and absolutely true to name. The quality of S. S. Black Beauty cannot be 

 surpassed by any variety under cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., V 4 lb. $1.25, lb. $5. 



352 New York Improved Purple 



This Eggplant will mature about one week later than the earliest variety, and is, as the name 

 indicates, a smooth deep purple rather than black. The stem is smooth and free from thorns. 

 This has long been a standard among planters in the eastern states, and where earliness is no con- 

 sideration is not surpassed by any other kind. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., y 4 lb. $1.25, lb. $5. 



KOHLRABI 



375 White Vienna 



This variety is in more general use than the Purple described below. Its very light green color, 

 no doubt, gives it a quicker sale, and the fact that it is considerably earlier also is in its favor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., V 4 lb. 65 cts., lb. $2.50. 



377 Purple Vienna 



A coarser-growing variety, somewhat later than the one described above. Its color is a dark 

 purple — hence its name. The plant is taller and the leaves larger and should be set farther apart in 

 the row than the White Vienna. It is very similar to the White Vienna except for this difference. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., l/ 4 lb. 65 cts., lb. $2.50. 



LETTUCE 



May be planted until September 1 



445 Green-Leaved Big Boston 



For some time we have been making a strong effort to procure a stock of Big Boston which was 

 absolutely free from any red tinge. We felt all along that such a Lettuce would command a higher 

 price on the markets, and experience with this one has proved it, for even in our most depressed 

 markets of this past season our Green-leaved Big Boston averaged 15 cents per box over any Big 

 Boston Lettuce offered. This, we feel, is as strong a test as it could possibly have. Green-leaved 

 Big Boston is about two weeks earlier than our Big Boston. Its heads are large, uniform and 

 of a bright green color with positively none of the usual red tinge. If you have been looking for a 

 Big Boston Lettuce which is a sure header and all green in color, you cannot do better than fall 

 back on this magnificent new Lettuce. All the stock which we offer has been thoroughly tested for 

 purity and found to be about 99 per cent true to type. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 40 cts., 

 lb. $1.50. 



440 Big Boston 



Big Boston is the most generally used Heading Lettuce in this country. The selected type of 

 the matured plant has very compact, well-defined, broad, well-blanched heads with very broad 

 outside leaves, mostly smooth and having a light brownish red border. Big Boston will mature in 

 seventy-eight days from the sowing of the seed. The heads will weigh approximately one pound 

 under normal conditions. The seed is white in color. The quality of Big Boston is only fair and, 

 therefore, is recommended as a market-garden variety, although its reputation carries it into a 

 good many home-gardens. It succeeds especially well in either spring or autumn but is not recom- 

 mended as a summer variety. It is a splendid shipper, sure header, reliable and hardy. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



444 May King 



After a number of years without this variety, we have decided to reinstate it as one of the sorts 

 which should be in every complete catalogue. We have made this decision very largely because of 

 the popularity of May King as a greenhouse and outdoor Lettuce. Its solid, round head makes it 

 a splendid shipping variety. It is hardy as well as very early and it is particularly recommended 

 for spring or fall planting. The leaves are light green, which will be slightly tinged with brown 

 under certain climatic conditions. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vtlh. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



