WALTEF^ P. STOKES 219 Market §^eet, PHIbADELPHIA,PA. 



NORTHERN- GROWN SEED POTATOES 



where it is universally acknowledged the best Seed Potatoes are raised, 

 of Holton and Aroostook alone. Farmers and truckers in tlie middle and 

 southern states should renew their Seed Potatoes at least every two 

 years, as by doing so they will realize the advantage of early maturity 

 and productiveness. All orders accompanied by cash will be ac- 

 knowledged promptly and the Potatoes forwarded as soon as the 

 weather permits. Potatoes are packed in barrels or shipped in sacks 

 containing 165 lbs. net. 



Culture. — Potatoes can be planted whole, but the usual practice 

 is to cut them into pieces, one eye to each piece. Plant as early as 

 the ground can be made ready, in rows 3 feet apart, setting them i 

 foot apart in the rows. To prevent the ravages of the potato-bug, the 

 vines should be dusted with Paris green mixed with about eighty 

 parts of plaster; or mi.\- the Paris green in water, one small table- 

 spoonful to a bucket, and apply with a whisk-broom. 



Ten bushels of potatoes will plant an acre 



All of the Seed Potatoes I sell are grown in the state of Maine, 

 and thousands of carloads are shipped every year from the counties 



Maine-grown Seed Potato 



Change Your Seed 



There is profit as well as satisfaction in planting this Maine- 

 grown seed. Not only is it pure, but the additional yield to be se- 

 cured from a change of seed, ought, every time, fully to repay you for 

 the seed itself. 



VARIETIES OFFERED 



The following are the varieties that I can offer, and on which I will 

 beglad to make you my lot quotations when advised as to the quantitj- 

 you require : Bliss Trinmph, Pride of the Sonth or White 

 ^Bliss, Houlton, Early Rose, Beauty of Hebron, Early Thor- 

 oughbred, Crown Jewel, Early Ohio, Noroton Beauty, Irish 

 Cobbler, Green Mountain, Rural New Yorker No. 2, Bur- 

 bank, State of Maine, Carman No. 1 and No. 3 and Gold 

 Coin. 



New Leaflet — Essays on Important Vegetables and Flowers 



Although cultural directions are given in this Catalogue, I have prepared a series of essays giving fuller instructions on the topics 

 given tjelow. These will be sent free to all purchasers of Stokes seed when asked for with their seed orders. 



LEAFLETS ON VEGETABLES 



Asparagrus, Cabbage and Cauliflower, Celery, Hotbeds and 

 Coldframes, Lawns, Lettuce, Muskmelons and Watermelons, 

 Mushroom Culture, Onions, Tomatoes, The Vegetable Garden, 

 Vegetables under Glass. 



LEAFLETS ON FLOWERS 



Annuals from Seed, Asters, Bulbs, Canna, Dahlia, Ferns, 

 Gladiolus, Hardy Perennials, Lily Cultxire for Greenhouse and 

 Garden, The Pansy, Rose Culture, The Sweet Pea. 



Books for the Farm and Garden 



ON FARM TOPICS 



Alfalfa. Its uses and how to o^row it. F. D. Coburn. 50 cts. 



Clovers and How to Grow Them. Thomas Shaw. A practical treatise 

 giving full information on this important topic. 337 pages. $1. 



Truck Farming in the South. A. Oemler. A practical treatise by a 

 successful grower. $1. 



Soiling-Crops and the Silo. Thomas Shaw. The newest and most val- 

 uable book for the dairyman by a man who knows. 364 pages. $1.50. 



Bommer's Method of Making Manures. 86 pages. Paper. 25 cts, 



ON VEGETABLE CULTURE 

 Ajiparagus. All about it. F. M. Hexanier. 50 cts. 



Bean Culture. G. S. Sevey. All about it by a man who knows beans. 50c. 

 Broom Com and Brooms. Cloth. 50 cts. 



Cabl<age and Cauliflower. How to grow them. Gregory. 30 cts. 



Cele''v Culture. A practical guide. 150 pages. Cloth, sects. 



Market-Gardening, Success in. W. W Rawson. $1. 



Mushrooms. How to grow them. \V. Falconer. $1. 



Mushroom Culture. American Spawn Company. 35 cts. 



New Onion Culture. T. Greiner. 50 cts. 



Onions. How to raise them profitably. 20 cts. 



The Potato. S. Fraser. A standard work. 200 pages. 75 cts. 



Sqiuashes. How to grow them. Tjregory. 30 cts. 



Sweet Potato Culture. Fitz. 50 cts. 



The Forcing Book. Professor Bailey. Vegetables under glass. Si. 

 Tomato Culture. W.W.Tracy. The whole story written by an expert. 50c. 



ON POULTRY AND UVE STOCK 



liittle Chicks. Just out. .A treatise on the successful care of chicks by both 



natural and artificial methods. Boyer. sects. 

 Biggie Pomltry Book. 50 cts. j The five Biggie books here mentioned 

 Biggie Cow Book. 50 cts. I are all finely illustrated. All up-to- 

 Biggle Swme Book, sects. 1 . . . ,1 j . . i 



Biggie Horse Book, sects. date modern methods concentrated 



Biggie Pet Book. 50 cts. j and recorded for the benefit of man. 



On Poultry and Live Stock, continued 

 Profitable Poultry Farming. M. K. Boyer. 25 cts. 

 Farm-Poultry Doctor. Dr. X. W. Sanborn. s<; cts. 

 Low-Cost Poultry Houses. Illustrated. 25 cts. 

 500 Questions and Answers on Poultry Topics. 25 cts. 

 A Living from Poultry. M. K. Boyer. 25 cts. 

 Capons for Profit. 1. Greiner. sects. 



Winter Eggs. How to get them. John H. Robinson. 2S cts. 

 Egg Record and Account Book. 2s ds. 

 Successful Pigeon Raising. F, B. Price, Jr. sects. 

 Practical Pigeon Keeper. Illustrated. Wright, ^i.so. 

 Money in Squabs. Brinton. 50 cts. 



American Standard of Perfection. A complete description of all the 

 recognized breeds of fowls. 51,50. 



Duck Culture. Rankin, sects. 



Training of Shepherd Dogs. Wilkham. 50 cts. 



The Collie: Its History, Points and Breeding. Dalziel. fi. 



An Egg Farm, or the Management of Poultry in Largo Num- 

 bers. H.H.Stoddard, $t. 



The Rabbit. W, N. Richardson. 25 cts, 



A B C of Bee Culture. A, I, Root. Ji.se. 



ON FRUIT CULTURE 



Biggie Berry Book. 5° c's. 



Dwarf Fruit Trees. F, .A. Waugh, so ^^ts. 



The Practical Fruit Grower. S. T. Maynard. so cts. 



Strawberry Culturist. .A S Fuller. 2=; cts. 



Spraying Crops. When and How. so cts, 



ON FLORICULTURE 



A Woman's Hardy Garden. Mrs. Ely. $1.75- 

 Practical Floriculture. I'or florists. Henderson. $1.50. 

 The Rose. S.uniiel \S. P.irsons. Ji. 



How to Destroy Insects on Plants and Flowers. 23 cts. 

 Home Floriculture. Kben K. Kexford. $1. 



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