Stokes Seed Farms Qdmpany, Moores town. New Jersey 



445 Green-Leaved Big Boston 

 Lettuce 



STOCK OF A NEW BIG BOSTON WHICH IS 

 FREE FROM THE RED TINGE ON THE LEAF. 

 1917 RESULTS ALMOST WITHOUT PARALLEL. 



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 i 

 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 S. S. Big 

 Boston. Its heads are large, uniform and of a 

 bright green color with positively none of the usual 

 red t-i-nge. 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 tvpe. Pkt. 

 M> ets., oz. 25 cts., V^lh. 75 cts,, lb. $2.50, ppd. 



440 S. S. Big Boston 



THE STANDARD HEADING VARIETY 



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 recom- 

 mended 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 recommended as a 

 summer variety. It is a splendid shipper, sure header, reliable 

 and hardy. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., y^lh. 45c., lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



442 Bigger Big Boston 



J -yALUABLE FOR EARLY SPRING OR LATE FALL PLANTING 



Anyone desiring a Lettuce of the Big Boston type which is 

 slightly larger in its growth, but otherwise having the same 

 ; general characteristics, could do no better than plant Bigger 

 Big Boston. The past season's results of our market-garden 

 trade with this variety, which was introduced by Walter P. 

 Stokes three years ago, have been very gratifying. Bigger Big 

 Boston will mature in about the same time as Big Boston, and 

 has very much the same general appearance except for the size 

 of the head. It is especially advised for early spring or late 

 summer planting as it has a tendency to blast under midsummer 

 heat. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., V^lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



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 com- 

 plete catalogue. We have made this decision very largely 

 because of the popularity of May King as a greenhouse and out- 

 door Lettuce. Its solid, round head makes it a splendid shipping 

 variety. It is hardy as well as very early and it is particuhirly 

 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. 15 cts., Yilh. 45 cts., lb. 

 $1.50, postpaid. 



Green-Leaved Big 

 Boston Lettuce 



455 Salamander 



A Lettuce for which there are over fifty synonyms, among the 

 most common being Dreer's All Heart, Sensation and Black- 

 Seeded Tennis-Ball. Its high merit and adaptability to all pur- 

 poses is, no doubt, the reason for the verj^ general renaming 

 this variety has received. It is decidedly a butter variety, strictly 

 cabbage-heading, large to medium in size, maturing in about 

 seventy days, and standing well before shooting to seed. The color 

 is light green, never spotted or brownish in any part; quality 

 excellent and highly recommended for both private and market- 

 gardens, being of a verj^ sweet flavor, a sure and reliable header, 

 an excellent shipper and good seller. The 1917 results were most 

 satisfactory in every particular. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., y^lb. 

 45 cts., lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



458 IMammoth Salamander 



A Lettuce similar in style and habit to the Salamander but the 

 matured head will average fully from 1 to 3 inches larger. Mam- 

 moth Black-Seeded Butter is a synonym for this variety. The 

 name "All Right" has also been given it. Both are descriptive. 

 One of the chief features of this Lettuce is its long-standing habit 

 after maturing, very often remaining in marketable condition 

 for fully two weeks, whereas the Salamander is liable to shoot 

 to seed in half that time. This is a very desirable Lettuce for 

 all purposes but particularly for fall sowing. It will stand 

 summer heat well, but is not suitable for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45 cts., lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



465 All Seasons 



A variety very similar to the Deacon tj-pe which we have 

 ceased to list, but being a little larger and later and generally 

 more satisfactory than that variety. The chief characteristic of 

 All Seasons is its adaptability to withstand intense summer 

 heat without burning or blasting. Experience has proved that it 

 is one of the most satisfactory Lettuces for this purpose. The 

 leaves are peculiarly smooth, thick and dull, and do not make 

 a very attractive appearance. It usually comes when there is 

 very little Head Lettuce on the market and, therefore, commands 

 a better price than it ordinarily would. It will mature in about 

 seventy-seven days, and will hold nearly three weeks before shoot- 

 ing to seed. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., Vilb- 45c., lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



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