

WALTER^ p. STOKES 



219 Market Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Stokes' Vegetable Seeds in Alpliabetical Order 



ARTICHOKE 



Culture. — In Febiuan- or March sow in liotbed, transplant to the open in ilaj-, in rows 3 or 4 

 feet apart, and 2 feet apart in the rows. Should give globes the same year. Seed sown in May and 

 transplanted in June has to be wintered. Tie up leaves, then bank with dirt ; will mature the second 

 year. 



Giant Green Globe. Produces large, globular heads, thick, succulent scales, the bottom of which 

 is the edible part. Boiled till tender, it makes a delicious dish. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., K'b. $1. 



Jerusalem Artichoke. (Tubers only, no seed.) Sometimes used as a table vegetable when 

 pickled, but their greatest value is for feeding hogs. Tubers, lb. 35 cts., 3 lbs. Si. postpaid; 

 freight or express, pk. $1, bus. 83- 



ASPARAGUS 



Culture. — Sow the seed thinly in rows i foot apart in April or May. Thin out the seedlings to 

 3 or 4 inches in the row, saving the strongest; 4 to 5 pounds of seed are required per acre. Set out 

 the one-year-old plants the following spring, as per directions for planting the roots given below. An 

 Asparagus bed for family use is more quickly established by planting two-year-old roots, which should 

 be set out in the spring in a rich soil. Dig a trench 18 inches deep, in which put 8 to 10 inches of 

 well-rotted manure. On this put 3 to 4 inches of good soil, and lay the roots 12 to 15 inches apart. 

 Then fill up the trench with good soil, leaving the plants 4 to 6 inches below the surface. These 

 rows for the family garden should be made 5 feet apart and should be given a good top dressing of 

 coarse manure, after the bed has been cut in the spring, and well forked in. The bed should not be 

 cut until the third year after planting, so as to let the roots get fully established. 



One ounce of seed will sow 40 feet of row; 7,260 roots will plant an acre 



Early Giant Argenteuil. ^^^Jsji^ 



Early French Giant. 



SPECIALTVl 



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Early Giant Argenteuil Asparagus 



NE FRENCH- 

 SEED. Thisisthe 



finest Paris Asparagus. The stalks grow to a mammoth size, as will be seen from the illustration. 

 When well grown, some stalks weigh four ounces each. The head is slightly pointed, and the scales 

 with which it is covered are very closely set, overlapping one another. The flavor is superb. My 

 seed is saved from the largest plantations near Paris. Seed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Jilb. 20 cts., lb. 65 

 cts., postpaid; by express, lb. 50 cts.. in lo-lb. lots at 45 cts. per lb. Strong, one-year-old roots, 75 

 cts. per 100, $5.50 per 1,000. Strong, two-year-old roots, $1 per 100, $6 per 1,000. 



The earliest ; large and prolific. This new sort is a great im- 

 provement on the popular Palmetto .Asparagus. It has proven 

 it'~elf to be ten days earlier than the Palmetto, of quite as large size, and superior in flavor and color. 

 Seeds, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. Two-year-old roots, Si.25 per 100, S6 per 1,000. 



Donald's Elmira. Originated bj' Mr. A. Donald, a prominent market-gardener of Elniira, New 

 York. Its delicate green color is notably difi'erent from either the Barr's Philadelphia Manimoth 

 or Palmetto. Stalks tender and succulent ; shoots mammoth in size, twelve stalks frequently weighing three 

 to four pounds. Seeds, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 5^lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. Two-year-old roots, 75 cts. per 100, 

 $5-75 per 1,000. 



Palmetto. Although of southern origin, it is well adapted to the North, and is extensively grown for the New 

 York and Philadelphia markets, where it brings high prices, owing to its large size, beautiful color and 

 regularity of stalk. Seed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts., postpaid; by express, lb. 40 cts., 

 5-lb. lots at 35 cts. per lb. Two-year-old roots, 75 cts. per 100, §5. 50 per 1,000. 



Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth. One of the standard sorts, but, luifortunately, it has developed a ten- 

 dency to rust in some sections, though in others it is no worse in this particular than other varieties. Seed, 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 15 cts., lb. 45 cts., postpaid; by express, lb. 35 cts., 5-lb. lots at 30 cts. per lb. 

 Two-year-old roots, 75 cts. per ico, $5 per 1,000. 



Conover's Colossal. The old standard original variety. Seed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Jilb. 15 cts., lb. 45 cts., 

 postpaid ; by express, lb. 35 cts., 5-lb. lots at 30 cts. per lb. Two-year-old roots, 60c. per 100,54.50 per 1,000. 



Philadelphia*' Asparagus Bunchers 



No. 



No. I. Asparagus Buncher 



As will be seen from the illustration, this Buncher has been greatly changed 

 from its former style, and each Buncher is furnished with a knife guide, making all 

 the bunches uniform in length. The catch works automatically and is sure. After 

 filling the Buncher, the back falls back automatically, to allow the string or tape to 

 be inserted while still in the clasp. Each Doz. 



No. I. Makes bunches 3 inches in diameter, 6 to 9 inches long $1 ,50 S15 00 



2. " " 4 " " " 7 to 10 " " I 50 15 CHI 



" " 4 " " .. " 8 to 12 " " 1 75 17 50 



RED TAPE FOR TYING 



This is a strong Red Tape of absolutely fast 

 Price per spool of 1,000 yards, 82- 



ASPARAGUS 



color and ni«kcs a \crv attractive 



2-year-old Asparagus Roots 



RAFFIA FOR TYING ASPARAGUS 



Large asparagus growers find this substance to give better satisfaction for tying asparagus into bunches 

 than twme. It is fight, strong, neat, durable and cheaper than any other tying material made. Useful for tying 

 No. 3. Asparagus Buncher plants, vines, etc. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. Si. 40, 100 lbs. $12: in hale lots (about 225 lbs.), 10 cts. per lb. 



