WALTER^ p. STOKES | 219 Market Street, PHIbADEIJPHIA,PA 



Early Black Beauty Eggplant 



DANDELION 



Improved Large, or Thick-leaved. A very early and healthful 

 spring salad. Sow early in drills i8 inches apart. Pkt. lo cts., 

 oz. 75 cts. 



EGGPLANT 



Culture. — Sow in hotbeds very early in the spring, and trans- 

 plant when 2 inches high into a second bed or into small pots. When 

 the weather has become perfectly settled and warm, transplant to 

 the open ground, setting them out in rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet 

 apart in each row. One ounce will produce about one thousand 

 plants. 



STOKES' STANDARD. See page 10. Oz. 6oc., VJh. $1.60, lb. $6. 



Early Black Beauty. This is the earliest and best market and 

 family sort of all the large Eggplants. It is fully ten days earlier 

 than the New Jersey Improved Large Purple, and sets its large, 

 handsome fruit very freely, branching near the ground and grow- 

 ing into well-rounded bushes. Its fine fruits are thick and most 

 perfect in form. The skin has a satiny gloss and is of a rich, 

 lustrous, purplish black. Plants bear from ten to twelve perfect, 

 large, uniform fruits, which do not turn gray even after becoming 

 fully ripe, and the entire crop can be gathered before frost. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 60 cts., Klb. Si. 60, lb. §6. 



New Jersey Improved Large Purple Smooth Stem. In the 

 great markets of New York and the North the finest Eggplants 

 seen are those produced in New Jersey, whose growers have, by 

 long experience, attained remarkable skill in bringing this plant 

 to the greatest perfection. The New Jersey Improved is a decided 

 improvement on the New York Large Purple in quality, size and 

 great beauty. The plants are large and vigorous; leaves of a light 

 green shade; fruit early, very large, oval and of a fine deep purple 

 — never red or yellow ; flesh white, tender and superior. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 60 cts., li\h. $1.60, lb. $6. 



ENDIVE 



Cui-TURE. — Sow in June, July and August, thinning out the plants 

 to about 8 inches apart. When the leaves are 6 or 8 inches long, tie 

 them up either with yarn or raffia grass. This is to blanch them, 

 but it must be done when quite dry or they will rot. At the approach 

 of winter, take them up with a ball of earth and place close together 

 in a frame or cellar for use. One ounce will sow 15 feet of drill and 

 will produce about three thousand plants. 



Mammoth Green Curled. Superior to the old Green Curled. 

 Leaves are very crisp, tufty and full. Midrib is pure white, with 

 large, white heart, fleshy and tender. Equally suitable for sjiring, 

 summer and autumn planting. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 'Xlh. 45c., lb. $1.30. 



Giant Fringed, or Oyster. A very handsome variety, largely 

 used in Philadelphia and other eastern cities to decorate the dis- 

 play of oysters during winter in restaurants and oyster houses, 

 hence its distinctive name. By tying up the center, can be easily 

 blanched. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.,'Klb. 40 cts., lb. S1.50. 



Ever-White Curled. A beautiful variety; midrib yellow; leaves 

 almost white, large size, crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 %\h. 40 cts., lb. $1.23. 



ENDIVE, continued 



Broad-leaved (Escarolle). Large and sweet, blanched as salad. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 40 cts., lb. $1.2^. 



New Berlin Giant. With market-gardeners who tested it the past 

 seasons this new German Endive has proven to be by far the lar- 

 gest in cultivation, even excelling our Mammoth Green Curled, 

 which it resembles in form and leaves, but of greater size. No 

 other Endive compares with the New Berlin Giant in large size 

 and handsome appearance. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20c., K lb. 50c., lb. $1.70. 



KALE 



Culture. — It is cultivated and grown exactly as you would cab- 

 bage. The hardy kinds can be sown in August'and September and 

 will keep over winter with a slight covering of long manure or straw. 

 One ounce will produce about two thousand plants. 

 New Imperial, or Long Standing. A beautifully curled and 

 crinipled sort. Of strong, vigorous habit, perfectly hardy, bright 

 green color, and very attractive appearance. Superior to all other 

 sorts, and will stand longer without shooting to seed than anj"- 

 other. Height 2 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K'b. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 Southern Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. This is one of the best 

 Kales for spring sowing in the North, and is the principal sort 

 grown in the South for northern markets. It is hardy, and will 

 remain over winter in any place where the temperature does not 

 go below zero. The habit is very dwarf and spreading, and will 

 rarely exceed 18 inches in height. The leaves are of a bright green 

 color, beautifully curled, and produced in great abundance. Pkt. 

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

 Philadelphia Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. A favorite with 

 northern gardeners, growing about 2 feet in height and hardier than 

 the Southern Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, being improved by frost; 

 leaves green and beautifully curled and wrinkled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 

 Siberian Curled (German Greens). This variety grows a little 

 larger and coarser than the preceding ; the leaves are not so deeply 

 curled and are of a bluish green color; very hardy. Pkt. 5 cts., 

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



Smooth White Short-leaved Kohlrabi 



KOHLRABI 



Culture. — Sow in the spring in rows tS inches apart, thinning to 

 8 to :o inches apart in the row. Keep weeds down, and when bulbs 

 are 2 or 3 in. in diameter they are fit to eat, and should be used at once, 

 cooking the sami' as turnips. One ounce will sow 150 feel of drill. 

 Smooth White Short-leaved. This new sort is decidedly the best 

 for market and tal)le use, being much superior to Vienna. It is very 

 early and the best for forcing as well as for outside growth. Bulb 

 is greenish white, beautiful smooth shape and of the very finest 

 texture and quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., ]4\h. 85 cts., lb. $3.25. 

 New Smooth Purple. Very short-leaved. Like the preceding ex- 

 cept in color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., ^4 lb. 85 cts., lb. $3.25. 

 Early White Vienna. Small bulb, early. Flesh tender and white. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 75 cts., lb. 52.50. 

 Early Purple Vienna. A little later; color bluish purple. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., ;4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2. 50. 



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