STOKES SEEDS ARE STANDARD 



The Strength of Authentic 

 Specifications 



NOW, more than ever, the buyer will make 

 a careful appraisal of his purchase. For 

 economy of time and space, we have made a 

 direct effort at simplicity of description. We 

 have tried to eliminate all ambiguous and un- 

 necessary phrases. We have tried to make it 

 clear that each of the strains which have re- 

 ceived individual description in this catalog 

 have a distinct place to fill. We have tried to 

 describe an item with such clarity that the 

 planter looking for the very earliest cabbage in 

 the land, will know that Stokes' Viking Golden 

 Acre is the cabbage to plant; or the planter who 

 wants the deepest and most solid tomato in cul- 

 tivation will know that in buying Stokes' Master 

 Marglobe he can secure such a tomato. For the 

 most part, the use of superlatives is taboo with 

 this Company, for superlatives often bring over- 

 statement and inaccuracies. Stokes customers 

 can buy with confidence, and with the expecta- 

 tion that results will be as outlined. 



Our Fresh, High-Germinating 

 Flower Seeds 



WE ask that florists and gardeners pay spe- 

 cial attention to the offerings of flower 

 seed in this catalog. At a time when the pro- 

 duction of potted plants is often too expensive 

 to be profitable, we suggest that greater atten- 

 tion be paid to the production of cut flowers 

 from seed. Stokes flower seeds are, for the most 

 part, new crop. They are fresh and high-germi- 

 nating and all of our stocks are tested in soil. 

 The varieties cataloged herewith offer a wide 

 range of type and color and we place special 

 emphasis on the fact that only the very finest 

 available stocks are offered our trade. It is on 

 the basis of the best flower seed this world 

 affords, sold at prices as low as we can make 

 them in consideration of the quality offered, 

 that we solicit your flower seed business. 

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