STOKES SEEDS 



BLOOMSDALE SAVOY— RESELECTED 



A superlatively fine stock of the well-known Bloomsdale Spinach 



Days lo maiunu , 40-45. Large spinach growers have complimented 

 us very highly on this strain of Bloomsdale. Kach year we are selling; 

 immense quantities of this strain and we ofler it with every assurance 

 that it will give complete satisfaction It will be noted that this stock 



IS perhaps hve days earlier m matuni\ than Long-Siandin^. S.ivox 

 Spinach was named and introduced 1)\ Landreth 100 year> a^n. Tlu 

 word Bloomsdale was added aboui 1874 after thf variei\ had been 

 greatly improved It has sometimes been called .Norfolk Savox . 



LONG-STANDING BLOOMSDALE 



This strain holds in market condition 

 ten days before shooting to seed 



ofler lhi> now 



This photograpli is representative of both tlir 

 Bloomsdale and Virginia Savoy types of Spinach 

 The leaves are rounded at the end and are splendidh 

 crumpled 



10 u. 14 



\\ hen 

 make 



Days to malurilx . 45-50. W't 

 for the fifth consecutive season li is ion^ pa>i 

 the experimental stage. The bu t th<n ihi^ will 

 stand in marketable coiuiiuon from 

 da\s longer belore 

 seed is an iinalu.i 

 especialK ai lilne^ 

 seems impossible l 

 complete cutting of <m acreagt 

 or when the market is un- 

 favorable. Long-.Slandinj; 

 Bloomsdale nia\ be slightK 

 later, tw(j or three tla\s, than 

 Bloomsdale in attaining the 

 same maturity, but that factor 

 can be readiK adjusted. \\ c 

 recommend Long-Standing 

 Bloomsdale for at least one- 

 half (ii anyone's Spring or 

 Fall acreage In general ap 

 pea ranee Lon g -St a nd i ii g 

 Bloomsdale is preciseK the 

 same as our Bloomsd.di 

 .Savo\'. The leaves are in- 

 tensely crumpled and blistered 

 and free from pointed enfb 

 The color is a deep. glos^\ 

 green . 



For prices please refer to insirif from cover 

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