WALTER^ P. STOKES 219 Market 8g-eet. PrabADELPHIA.PA. 



STOKES' IMPROVED TOMATOES 



No vegetable in the entire list catalogued is given more attention, nor are the strains offered more carefully looked after, than my 

 Tomatoes. All of the seed offered is grown specially for seed. The crops are carefully inspected during growth ; and they can be relied 

 upon to produce the finest fruit. 



Culture. — Sow in hotbeds in early spring, or the seed may be sown in shallow boxes and placed in a window. Transplant to the open 

 ground when all danger of frost is past, setting the plants 3 to 4 feet apart each way. For ver\- early use, the seed should be transplanted 



into small pots and these set out in the open 

 ground when it is warm enough One ounce 

 will produce about 1,300 plants. 



RED TOMATOES 



Sparks' Earliana 



stokes' Special No. 10 Strain 



This sterling early variety has contin- 

 ued to gain friends all over the country, 

 until it is now the standard early Tomato 

 of the land and is offered in ever}' promi- 

 nent seedsman's catalogue. But a great 

 deal of the stock that is offered is not of 

 the genuine type ; and, as the original in- 

 troducer, I have carefully watched that 

 all of its prominent advantages of earli- 

 ness, productiveness and fine smooth 

 shape have been maintained. The great 

 advantage of the Sparks' Earliana is that 

 the whole crop can be marketed before 

 the market is glutted with other and later 

 varieties, and Tomato - growers of the 

 United States have realized hundreds of 

 thousands of dollars from this remarkable 

 variety. By starting your plants early you 

 can have ripe fruit by the 15th to 20th of 

 June. Price Stokes' Special No. 10 

 Strain, pkt. 10 cts.. oz. 40 cts., '41b. 

 $1.10. lb. $4. 



Sparks' Earliana Tomato. Stokes' Special No. 10 Strain 



The way they hang makes the profit 



Chalk's Early Jewel 



This fine Tomato originated in Montgomery county. Pa. It is a heavy cropper, of fine large fruits, with a sweet flavor, about two weeks 

 later than the Sparks' Earliana, and is recommended as a good medium early Tomato. In color it is a bright scarlet, ripening up to the 

 stem, without cracks or green core. The flesh is thick, quite solid, with comparatively few seeds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25c., J^Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2. .50. 



SELECT LIST OF STANDARD RED TOMATOES 



In regular large-sized packets, lO cts. per packet 



Stokes' " Bonny Best Early." Novelt)-. See page 2. 

 New Coreless. Novelty. See page 12. 

 Livingston's Hummer. Novelty. See page 12. 

 Superb Salad. Novelty. See page 12. 



New Stone. Very large; perfectly smooth; bright scarlet; solid; 

 best for canning and most popular of all as a main crop Tomato 

 for market ; extra fine strain. By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 

 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Matchless. Large bright red fruit ; flesh very solid and free of core. 



By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., K'b. 75 cts., lb. S2.50. 

 Great B. B. (Brinton's Best). Second-early and main-crop sort. 



Deep red color uniformly even, large size, smooth and good 



keeper. By mail, postpaid, oz. 30 cts , '/{lb. 85 cts., lb. $2.75. 

 Success. Resembles the " Great B. B." Rich scarlet; handsome. 



By mail, postpaid, oz. 30 cts., U\h. 8s cts., lb. $2.75. 



Lorillard. Best for greenhouse forcing; bright glossy red; very 

 smooth and solid. By mail, postpaid, oz. 30 cts., Klb. 85c., lb. $3. 

 Brandywine. Finest late; large, solid, smooth, bright red; pro- 

 lific. By mail, postpaid, pkt. 16 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 85 cts., lb. S3. 

 Ponderosa. The largest variety in cultivation ; a monster. By 



mail, postpaid, pkt. 10 cts , oz. 40 cts., Klb. Ji.io, lb. $4. 

 Ignotum. An early red smooth variety. By mail, postpaid, oz. 30 



cts., %]b. 85 cts., I'b. $3. 

 Early Paragon. Bright red ; productive ; standard for market and 



canning. By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., Klb. 60 cts., lb. $2.25. 

 Livingston's Perfection. Early; large size; very productive: 

 fine blood-red. By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., Klb. 60 cts., lb. $2.25. 



Livingston's Favorite. Large, smooth, productive; a good ship- 

 per and canner. By mail, postpaid, oz. 25 cts., ^^Ib. 60c., lb. $2.25. 



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