TOMATO* 



STOKES 



CKOV.VC SINCE 1«73 



SEEDS 



One ounce of seed will produce over 3,000 plants, which, 

 if planted 4 by 4 feet, will cover an acre 



(Lycopersicum esculentum var. vulgare.) In all probability a native of Peru. The name is derived from the 

 Aztec word Xitomate, the vegetable having been prized and extensively cultivated by the natives long before the 

 discovery of America. It has probably been under a high state of cultivation for at least 2,000 years. 



Greater Baltimore 



SUPER-STANDARD 



Increased size, greater produc.sveness, splendid appearance — these are the qualities of this superior strain 



Days to maturity, 150. This strain is the result of eight years' selection for the above-mentioned 

 characteristics. It is a recognized fact that the prevaihng canners' stocks of Greater Baltimore are running 

 to a very small size. They are flat and the yield per acre has been seriously reduced. We can conscientiously 

 off"er this variety as a stock which has not weakened on those points. A return of from twelve to fifteen tons 

 per acre is not unusual with this strain. We feel that we are conservative in estimating that the possible 

 net profits of Super-Standard Greater Baltimore are double those of the prevailing stocks of Greater 

 Baltimore that are available in the various canning districts. This variety is not wilt-resistant and, there- 

 fore, is not recommended for planting in the wilt area on a line through Maryland, Indiana, and southward 

 thereof. Marglobe or Norton are the varieties for that district. Anyone desiring a late Tomato, maturing 

 some three weeks after Bonny Best, which under normal conditions in the latitude of Philadelphia means 

 about August 10, will find this vigorous stock of Greater Baltimore very satisfactory. Greater Baltimore is a 

 Tomato of the older Stone type. The two names in many cases are practically synonymous at present. 

 Price, delivered: Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; V4lb- $1.50; lb. $6; 5 lbs. or more, $5 per lb. 



Stokes Bonny Best STANDARD STRAIN 



Days to maturity, 130. The canning-house Tomato crop of the northern states is about equally divided 

 between Bonny Best and Greater Baltimore. Bonny Best, as introduced by the late Walter P. Stokes in 

 1908, is second-early in season, following Earliana within one week. The Standard Strain offered herewith 

 has been grown on our own seed-farm under the most careful methods. It is not as pure as our Super- 

 Standard strain and is not as productive, but compared to the general run of Bonny Best now on the market, 

 we consider it vastly superior. In the latitude of Philadelphia, it will ordinarily ripen about July 15, con- 

 tinuing to bear for six weeks. To canners looking for a high-grade stock of Bonny Best we offer our Standard 

 Strain with no apologies. It will undoubtedly prove very profitable for we have grown it ourselves and know 

 what its performance is. This crop was looked upon by all visitors on our farm as a heavy-yielding strain. 

 Price, delivered: Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; V^lb. $1.50; lb. $6; 5 lbs. or more, $5 per lb. 



*Our Tomato Seed is Chemically Treated. ononlWthXSLon^heF^^^^ 



State College, we started off on a seed treatment program last year. Of all the results obtained, the most marked 

 were with tomato, and very naturally we propose to continue our treatment of tomato seed as well as the experi- 

 mental work along this general hne. We found that this treatment disinfects the seed against surface-borne dis- 

 ease spores, which in turn accelerates germination and consequent plant growth — all of which has a very definite 

 bearing on increased yields. 



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