

WALTEP^ P. STOKES 



219 Market Street, PHIbADELPHIA.PA. 







New Klondike Cucumber 



A PAGE OF THE BEST CUCUMBERS 



Culture. — For general crops, sow in the open ground as soon as the weather is sufficiently settled. Plant in hills 4 feet apart each 

 way, putting a shovelful of well-rotted manure in each hill. For pickles, sow from the middle of June to the first week in July. If wanted 

 -very early in the season, sow two or three seeds in a 4-inch pot and transplant these to the open ground when all danger of frost is over, 

 in this way a gain of from 4 to 6 weeks may be had. 



One ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills ; two pounds will plant an acre 



ItfeW Klondiliet Grand Market Sort. This is a hybrid sort of the White Spine type which holds its attractive dark-green 



color longer than most other sorts. When of suitable size for shipping it averages from 6 to 7 inches long, the 



«nds are quite square and it is about 2 inches thick. The quality is unsurpassed. Wherever it is sold to market-gardeners it has become 

 their main crop, and the demand for it is growing rapidlj'. Its points of superiority are — extreme earliness, a prolific bearer, very hardy, 

 producing fair crops under such unfavorable conditions as cause many other sorts to fail, very dark green and holding its attractive color 

 and crispness for a long time, size just right for a slicing Cucumber. It is also quite firm when small, making an e.xcellent pickling sort. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Perfected JerseV Pickle. This varietj^ is an improved .strain of the old reliable "jersey Plckle." It originated in the great 



* pickle-growing district in Burlington county. New Jersey, where a large business is carried on in 

 this line. It is a very choice strain, producing Cucumbers uniform in size with thin skin, white flesh and few seeds. It is very crisp and 

 tender in quality, aiid lias the valuable ever-bearing habit largely developed. Where the largest quantity of Pickles is desired, the fruit 

 should be gathered while small, as. if they are left to produce larger fruits, it will soon check the growth and productiveness of the vine. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



FoFdhook PiclLlill&« This is one of the verj- best and most prolific varieties for producing Pickles of medium size for both 



— home use and market, or for pickle factories. The vines are e.\tremely vigorous, yielding a large number 



of fruits, remaining in strong healthy growing condition longer than any other variety. The .skin is stiff and tender and free from tough- 

 ness when pickled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



Picklinff. This is a very strong, vigorous grower with fruit setting very freelj-. The young Cucumber as shown 

 — in the illustration is thickly set with small spines, and are equally attractive for making small gher- 

 kins, medium size or large pickles. The straight young fruit has a quite rough surface so much desired for small pickles. The large-sized 

 fruits average eight to ten inches in length, with full rounded ends, and are of good quality for slicing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. loc, Klb. 30c., lb. $1. 

 jp^^f gnf^jQj^ Hothouse ForcinSi This splendid hothouse Cucumber is the result of repeated selections of greenhouse- 



— - — ■ ^ grown White Spine Forcing, which has resulted in a Cucumber that is longer and darker 



green than the old variety. The fruits are even in size, very regular in form and verj' dark in color, with a few light spines showing at the 

 blossom end. That it is a money-maker the testimonials from large commission merchants in Boston will prove. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., Klb. 

 $1.40, lb. $5. 



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Large packets 5 cts. Deduct 10 cts. per lb 



STOKES' STANDARD. See page 14. By mail, postpaid, pkt. 



10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 45 cts., lb. I1.50. 

 Coy's Early Cyclone. The earliest White Spine by three weeks. 



Wonderfully prolific. By mail, postpaid, oz. loc, '/{lb. 30c., lb. $1. 



Cumberland Pickling 



if ordered by express or freight 



Peerless, or Improved White Spine. A fine strain ; very early 



and handsome. By mail, postpaid, oz. 15c., ^Ib. 40c., lb. Si. 25. 

 Evergreen White Spine. Retains its deep green color in all stages 



of growth. By mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., K'b. 40 cts., lb. $\.2^. 

 Improved Arlington White Spine. .A. marked improvement on 



the above By mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., 40 cts., lb. 51.25. 



Early Frame, or Short Green. For slicing or pickling ; produc- 

 tive and early. By mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., K'b. 40 cts., lb. Si. 25. 

 Westerfield's Chicago Pickle. One of the best pickles; very 

 l)opularWest. By mail, postpaid, oz., 15 cts., K'b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Nichol's Medium Green. Thick through ; full ends ; for slicing or 



IMckling. By mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., K'b. 40 cts., lb. S1.25. 

 Green Prolific, or Boston Pickling, Dark green ; uniform small 



size. V,\ mail, postp.iid, oz. 15 cts., '{lb. 35 cts., lb. %.\. 

 Improved Long Green. Dark green, crisp and productive. By 



mail, postpaid, oz. 15 cts., !i'lb. 40 cts., lb. S>-25. 

 Giant of Pera. Grows i to i H feet long ; one of the best for table 



use. By m.iii, postpaid, oz. i,s cts., lb. 50 cts., lb. Si. 50. 

 West India Gherkin, or Burr. Small; prickly fruits; best for 

 small pickles. By mail, postpaid, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Jilb. 75 

 cts., lb. S2.50. 



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