WALTER^ p. STOKES i 219 Market Street. PHIbADEU>HIA,RA. 



THE BEST PUMPKINS 



Culture. — Seeds may be planted in the middle of the spring among field corn, in 

 hills 8 to 10 feet apart or over, four seeds in a hill. Avoid planting them near melon or 

 squash vines, as they mi.x. 



One pound will plant 200 to 300 Mils ; 4 to 6 pounds will plant an acre 



King of the Mammoths 



The fruits of this remarkable Pumpkin grow to an enormous size, frequently reaching 

 2 to 3 feet in diameter, and from 150 to 300 pounds in weight. The skin is a salmon-orange 

 color, with very thick, bright yellow flesh, which is fine-grained and tender and of excel- 

 lent quality for pies. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 'i'lb. 45 cts., lb. Si .50. 



Mammoth Golden Cashaw 



This Pumpkin grows to an immense size, as shown in the illustration, and a field of 

 them is a very pretty siglit with their great hooks lying around in the greatest profusion. 

 Thej' are rich, dark golden yellow in color, thick-meated, fine-fleshed, excellent for feed- 

 ing stock or for pies. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



Large Sweet Cheese 



Mammoth Golden Cashaw Pumpkin 

 flesh of fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., {^Ib. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 



Big Tom 



This is the Pumpkin that is grown most largely by canners for 

 canning for pies. It is enormously prolific and grows very large ; the 

 skin and flesh are of a deep, rich orange color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., 

 Klb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



A Select List of Standard Sorts 



1 pound will plant 200 to 350 hills ; 4 to 6 pounds will plant 1 acre 

 Large packets, 5 cts. each. Deduct lO cts. per lb. If ordered by 

 express or freight 



STOKES' STANDARD PIE PUMPKIN. (See page 15.) By 

 mail, postpaid, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



Cashaw, or Crook Neck. The old standard and popular Crook 

 Neck Casliaw, By mail, postpaid, oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



Improved Green - striped Cashaw. Improvement on White 

 Cashaw ; green- and white-striped; flesh rich 3'ellow, solid fine- 

 grained, verv thick, sweet. By mail, postpaid, oz. 10 cts., ^Ib 25c., 

 lb. 85 cts. 



Nantucket Sugar, or Negro. A New England variety with dark 

 green skin. By mail, postpaid, oz. 10 cts., '.{Ib. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



Small Sugar. Early, prolific and ver)' sweet; orange color; fine 

 keeper. By mail, postpaid, oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb., 70 cts. 



This is one of the best varieties for family use. It has large, round, flattened fruits, 

 with a creamy buff skin, averaging 20 inches to 2 feet in diameter. It is an excellent 

 keeper, with thick 



King of the Mammoth Pumpkin and "Stokes Standard" Boy 



Large Sweet Cheese Pumpkin 



Tennessee Sweet Potato. Bell-shaped white flesh, very thick and 

 sweet. By mail, postpaid, oz. 10 cts., M\h. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



New Winter Luxury. Golden yellow, finely netted, shape round : 

 flesh very rich, unequaled as a winter keeper and cooking variety. By 

 mail, postpaid, oz. 10 cts., %\h. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



Quaker Pie. Shape nearly oval. Cream-colored skin and flesh; fine 

 quality. By mail, postpaid, oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



Common Yellow, or Connecticut Field. Very productive ; grown 

 largely for feeding stock. By mail, postpaid, oz. iS cts., ylb. 15 cts., 

 lb. "40 cts. By express or freight, 10 lbs. $2. 50, bus. of 25 lbs. $5- 



Calhoun. Nearly round, .somewhat flattened on the ends; skin creamy 

 hriiwn; flesh deep salmon-yellow, thick, fine-grained, excellent for 

 pies. By mail, postpaid, oz. lo cts., '4 lb. 25 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



A. D. Healv, io6th Si, & Torrence Ave , Chicago, 111., wriles Sefi/emier 2r,'oS: 

 "S ou niav want to know how the "Bonny Best" Tomato did heie in t'hica.ijo. It is 

 one week' later than the Earliana, just as ^ood bearer, but fruit far superior as a 

 market tomato; in another way it is superior to the Earliana that the last picking 

 is just as good as the first, in fact my last picking was the larijest and finest. 



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