STOKES SEEDS 



ESCAROLE 



Deep Heart or Special No. Z 



Days to niaturit\-, <^(>-UM). This new variet>- which is pictured al>ove 

 in the boxes of the Dutch Market C'.arrlener is becoming increasingly 

 popular with the American growers. As its name indicates Deep Heart 



forms a much (lee^)er center gr 



This photograph of a ba 



hich is practically self-blanching, 

 id which is pro\"ing \cr\- fwpular with all growers who have tried it. 

 This is especially true in the important Sanford, Florida district where 

 Escarole has proven a profitable crop. .\ny market gardener who is 

 looking for an improved type of Batavian Escarole should make at least 

 part of his planting in Deep Heart. We do not offer this variety in 

 Canada. 



BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN 



Days to maturity. 90-100. This is an excellent stock of the standard 

 Broad-Leaved Batavian variet> . The leaves are large and broad and 

 blanch quite easily if tied. The heads will average about 15 inches in 

 diameter. There is a broadening market for all kinds of Greens and the 

 growers of Escarole. especially in Florida, are finding that it is a profitable 

 shipping crop. It is prepared very much like spinach and also used as a 

 flavoring for soups and stews. 



KOHL-RABI 



EARLY WHITE VIENNA 



Days to maturity. 50. This well-known European 

 strain may be used either for forcing or for field cultiva- 

 tion. The color is a beautiful light green and the bulb 

 will reach an unusuall>- large size. It should be pulled for 

 the table when about 2 inches in diameter. In form. 

 Kohl-Rabi is one of the widest vegetables under cultiva- 

 tion. It is like a turnip produced on a cabbage root. The 

 flesh of the thickened stem is more delicate both in texture 

 and in flavor than turnip. It is a vegetable deserving of 

 more general use. 



ENDIVE 



GREEN CURLED 



Days to maturity, 100. This is sometimes called 

 Mammoth Green Curled. The rosette head will average 

 15 inches across. It is of a rich dark green color, finely 

 cut and div ided. The center blanches easily to a rich 

 yellow gold. Our stock has proven to be a very true one 

 and has been praised by many market gardeners. 



Endive is usually used late in the Fall although it may 

 be grown at any season of the year. For perfect blanching 

 the outer leaves should be tied. 



THIS BUSINESS OF OURS 



Our devotion to our job is planted deep in its creative possibilities. .Always we are working for next year's harvest, 

 or the year after. There is. of course, beauty in our X'anguard or Marglobe fields. There is a satisfaction in work well 

 done, — in exacting detail accomplished. We even admit to a feeling of assurance when our warehouse is filled with the 

 harvest. But the real joy of our job is in the knowledge that here under our roof-tree we hold something of life. Here 

 for the asking, you may have "fields green as a prophet's banner." brought to you from under Italian skies. Here in 

 a dusty cotton bag is a latent force that will fill you a train load of tomatoes from the Kio ( '.r,iii<lc. or w ill b.illast a coaster 

 from the Islands. There is gre.it inherent .strength even in a [)ile of tomato dees. F. C. S. 



For prices please refer to inside front cover 



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