STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEV 



HUBBARD SQUASH (x 1/5) 



No. 676. Bay State. Days to Maturity, 125. This variety 

 came on the market about 1888, and is of New England origin It 

 is an extremely solid variety of excellent flavor. The shell is hard 

 and flinty, which gives it good keeping quaUties. The color is dis- 

 tinct from any other squash which we offer, being a light bluish- 

 green. The flesh is a bright golden yellow. Although we have not 

 listed this squash for a number of years, the old firm of Johnson & 

 Stokes carried it as far back as 1889. 



Pkt. 5^, oz. 15?^, M lb. 50^, lb. $1.80, 5 lbs. $8.50, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, $1.60 per lb. 



No. 966. Cocozella. Days to Maturity, 70. Of ItaUan 

 origin, listed by Maule in 1892. Sometimes known as the Italian 

 Vegetable Marrow. This squash is oblong, attaining a length of 

 about twelve inches and a diameter of about five inches. They are 

 best for table use, however, when six or eight inches long. The 

 color is a beautifully mottled dark green on yellow. When sliced 

 and fried in oil, this vegetable is extremely palatable. 



Pkt. SfS, oz. 10^, ]4 lb. 40fi, lb. $1.25, 5 lbs. $5.75, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, $1.10 per lb. 



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EARLY WHITE BUSH SQUASH (x 1/3) 



No. 968. Delicious. Days to Maturity, 120. Introduced by 

 Gregory in 1903, and offered by Ferry the same year. It is especiaUy 

 suited for fall and winter purposes. Although not of very thick shell, 

 it is strong enough to give it good keeping qualities. The color is a 

 very deep, dark green, which wiU sometimes be mottled with lighter 

 shading. The bright yellow flesh is fine-grained and of the most 

 delicious quaUty. Although it is not a strictly new variety, this is 

 the first time it has been offered to our trade, and we recommend 

 it highly 



Pkt. oz. Ibijt, M lb. 50fi, lb. $1.80, 5 lbs. $8.50, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, $1.60 per lb. 



No. 964. Golden Summer Crookneck. Days to Maturity, 

 70 Listed by Johnson & Stokes in 1889. The mature size of this 

 squash wiU be about fifteen inches long. It is a rich golden yeUow, 

 thickly warted and of the Crookneck type. Perhaps the most de- 

 licious in flavor of all summer squashes. 



Pkt. 5^, oz. lOff, 1^ lb. 40^, lb. $1.25, 5 lbs. $5.75, postpaid; by 

 express, 5 lbs. or more, $1.10 per lb. 



Salsify 



(Tragopogon porrifolius) 



The origin of salsify is somewhat uncertain. Southeastern 

 Europe or West Africa, however, was no doubt its original habitat. 

 It has been under cultivation less than two thousand years. The 

 name oyster plant is often given it owing to the flavor of its root 

 which is very much like oysters. Salsify is very hardy. The seeds 



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which are reaUy the fruits of the plant, may be sown in the early 

 spring, the rows being from two to three feet apart, for horse culti- 

 vation and half that distance for hand cultivation. In the rows the 

 plants should be thinned to about four inches apart. The roots 

 should be allowed to stay in the ground until late in the fall or 



through the winter, if desired. 

 If taken up and stored, a cool, 

 moist place should be found. The 

 habit of the plant is biennial, 

 the second spring a strong stalk 

 being sent up from the crown of 

 the root. The plant is easy to 

 grow and has no serious pests; 

 Like asparagus and rhubarb there 

 are few varieties. The so-caUed 

 Mammoth Sandwich Island is 

 perhaps the best known in this 

 country. Days to Maturity, 

 150. Price, Mammoth Sandwich 

 Island, pkt. 10(5, oz. 15f;, M Ib- 

 40ff, lb. $1.50. 



Salsify is one of our most delicious vegetables 



