Stokes' Standard 



VEGETABLE ^^EED S 



American Pure Culture Spawn in the Button Stage 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Mushrooms can be grown in any dark room or cellar where the 

 temperature is kept at 50 to 70 degrees. From some old pasture, pro- 

 cure good rich soil and store it away. To every bushel of this add 

 two bushels of fresh horse manure. Of this well mixed compound 

 prepare a bed, say 4 feet wide. Put down a thin layer and pound it 

 down hard, and so until the bed is 12 to 18 inches thick. It soon 

 becomes pretty hot, but let the heat recede until it is only 85 to 90 

 degrees. Then make holes, say a foot apart, and put in the Spawn, 

 two or three pieces as large as a walnut to each hole. Cover the 

 holes and press the soil down solid and smooth. I,et the bed remain 

 in this condition about twelve days; then Cfver the bed with 2 

 inches of fresh loam, and over this put 4 or 5 inches of hay or straw, 

 and the work is done If the temperature is right, in si.x or eight 

 weeks you may e.xpect Mushrooms. The beds will continue bearing 

 from twenty to thirty days. After the first crop is gathered, spread 

 over the bed an inch of fresli soil, moisten with warm water, and 

 cover with hay as before. The main conditions in Mushroom growing 

 are proper and uniform temperature, and very rich soil. One pound 

 of Spawn is sufficient for a bed 2x6 feet. We receive fresh Spawn 

 several times a year from the best makers. 



Virgin English Milltrack Mushroom Spawn 



My celebrated English Milltrack brand (made by the be.st maker 

 in England specially for my trade) has gained an enviable reputa- 

 tion among. critical growers for its uniform good quality, and can be 

 thoroughly relied upon to produce a good crop of the best Mush- 

 rooms. Per brick, iK lbs., 1.5 cts. (bricks postpaid, 25 cts. ); 10 lbs. 

 80 cts., 25 lbs. $1.75, 100 lbs. $6.50, 1. 000 lbs. and over, 6 cts. per lb. 

 (250 lbs. sold at i,ooo-lb. rate). Directions for cultivation accompany 

 each order for spawn. 



Pure Culture Spawn, an American Product 



A very superior article, made in this country from carefully se- 

 lected spawn, which it is claiined is much more vigorous than the 

 imported article, and will produce Mushrooms of a very superior 

 quality and flavor. 1 brick, by mail, postpaid, 40 cts ; by express, 

 30 cts., 5 bricks, by express, $r.2o, 10 bricks $2, 25 bricks $4.50, 50 

 bricks $8, 100 brick's $1$, 140 bricks (one case) $19.50. 



Order Falconer's " Jiow Xo Grow Musbrooms." $1. 



Martynia, or Unicom Plant 



MARTYNIA, or UNICORN PLANT 



The Martynia, or Unicorn Plant, is quite ornamental in growth 

 and bears large pyramidal spikes of gloxinia-like flowers, followed 

 by hairy seed-pods of a peculiar shape (see illustration). These 

 pods are gathered while yoting and tender, and pickled. 

 Proboscidea. Tender pods for pickling. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 



Xlb. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



MUSTARD 



One ounce will sow about 76 feet of drill 



Southern Giant Curled. Highly esteemed in the South, where 

 the seed is sown in the fall, and used in the spring as a sslad. 

 Our stock is the true curled leaf, and produces plants 2 feet high, 

 and of greater breadth, forming enormous bunches. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. JO cts. , ]4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



New Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the ordinary White Mus- 

 tard, crimpled, like a Savoy Cabbage; stems more succulent; 

 flavor pleasantly sweet and pungent. In six weeks from the time 

 of sowing, the leaves are eaten boiled like spinach, and the plants 

 will continue to yield until frost sets in. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 ^Ib. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



White London. The old sort, used for salads and flavoring. Pkt. 

 3 cts., oz. 8 cts., 5(^lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



Black or Brown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., ^Ib. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



NASTURTIUM 



Nasturtiums of all varieties are useful for furnishing tender seed- 

 pods which make delicious pickles. The seeds for pickling should 

 be gathered while green and with a portion of the stem attached. 

 Pick them over and place in a jar until filled ; then cover them with 

 cider vinegar that has been brought to the boil and is still warm, to 

 keep for winter use. 



Tall Yellow. The best for pickling seed-pods, or garnishing. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lh. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



OKRA 



Is cultivated for its fruit-pods which are used in soups, stews, etc. 

 In soups and catsup it gives body to the dish, and while at first is 

 not agreeable to the taste, it is one that is easily acquired and many 

 are very fond of it. It is largely used in canning with tomatoes, and 

 can be dried and canned for winter use. For shipping, cut the stems 

 an inch or so long, so as to prevent the wilting in transit. 



Culture. — Sow late in the spring after the ground has become 

 warm, in drills 3 feet apart, thinning out to from 9 to 12 inches apart 

 in the row. For keeping, they should be picked while still small 

 and tender. 



One ounce will plant 100 hills 

 Kleckley's Favorite. The pods of this new Okra average 6 inches 

 in length by inches, carrying the thickness well through its 

 length. The under pods are exceptionally tender and fleshy. .The 

 plants grow 2!^ to 3 feet in height and bear smooth, white pods at 

 each leaf joint. By mail, postpaid, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K'b. 25 

 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



Perkins' Mammoth Long-podded. This distinct new Okra was 

 originated by M. B. Perkins, a well-known New Jersey trucker, 

 after many years of careful study and selection. Its productive- 

 ness is simply wonderful. The pods shoot out from the stalk 

 within 3 inches of the ground, and the whole plant is covered 

 with them to the extreme height of the plant. The pods are an 

 intense green color, of unusual length, 8 to 9 inches, very slim, 

 and do not get hard, as in the case with other Okras. It is also 

 much sought after by canners being the best of all green sorts for 

 canning for winter use. Our seed is grown hy the originator. By 

 mail, postpaid, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 70 cts.; by 

 freight or express, lb. 65 cts., 5 lbs. and over, 60 cts. per lb. 



Lady Finger. Fine new variety from the South. Very productive 

 of extra-long, slender pods of fine round form, white and smooth. 

 If used in its early state of growth, it will be found exceptionally 

 tender and choice. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts 



Dwarf Green Prolific, or Density, A distinct variety, growing 

 about 14 inches in height. Very productive of fine, smooth pods. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



White Velvet. This distinct and beautiful new Okra was origi- 

 nated in Georgia. The pods are very large; perfectly smootli, 

 never prickly, round, nor ridged or square as in other Okras. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb- 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



G. H. Landrev, Morris, Okla.. writes January 18, 1908 : " The longer we use 

 your seeds the better we like them. I am always sure of a good gardeti when 

 I have Stokes' Seeds to plant." 



RoBT. M. BiDorE, Erma. N. J ., writes February 17. 1909: " Your seeds all 

 did so exceedingly well /or me last year that 1 recomme^id them to all my 

 neighbors.'' 



William S. Martin, West Grove, Pa., write April 29, 1909: "Both Seeds 

 and treatment cannot be improved upon." 



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