ST0ICE§'^TANDARR SEEDgTI VEGETABLE .^EEDS 



CARROTS 



(Very Short Crop) 



Culture. — For early Carrots for table use, sow as early as the ground can be worked ; for late crop, 

 until the latter part of July; early in August for a winter crop. For the main crop, sow from the middle of 

 May to the first of July. Thin out in the row from 5 to 6 inches apart, with rows 12 to 14 inches apart. Hoe 

 often and deeply between the rows. Light, sandy loam, richly manured, is the best soil. 



One ounce will sow abont 125 feet of drill; 4 pounds will eow an acre 



All varieties in regular large-sized packets, at lO cts. per pVit., postpaid. Deduct 10 cts. per lb. from 

 prices if ordered sent by freight or expressi when express price Is not given 



Stokes' Standard. 



y^\h. 70 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Rubicon Half-long Orange. 



A beautiful stump-rooted type of a rich, 

 dark orange color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 



STOKES'STANDARDl 



The best and most popular half- ^jMtc pp^i a | T'vl 



long Carrot. Earlier than Dan- ^ I 



vers, heavier and thicker at the shoulders, making it more productive ; the leaves are also shorter and tiiiei . 

 A wonderfully heavy cropper, producing from 30 to 40 tons to the acre under good culture. Oz. 25 cts., U lb. 

 70 cts., lb. $2.50, by mail, postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. and over, at $2.25 per lb. 



Danvers Half-Long. Top small, color rich orange; shape 

 stump-rooted, handsome and smooth; superior quality ; valu- 

 able also to grow for feeding stock, being well adapted to all 

 soils. Oz. 25 cts., M\h. 70 cts., lb. $2.50, by mail, postpaid. 

 Nichols' Long Orange. Much earlier than the old Long 

 Orange, with shorter top ; color deep golden orange when 

 young, shading to a deep orange-red when fully grown. Per- 

 fectly smooth and grows without neck. Oz. 20 cts., '/lb. 60 

 cts., lb. $2.25, by mail, postpaid ; 5 lbs. and over, $2.10 per lb., 

 by freight or express. 

 Earliest Short Hern, or French Forcing. The earliest small 

 round forcing Carrot. Oz. 25c., '4 lb. 8oc., lb. I2.50, postpaid. 

 Early Scarlet Horn (Short Horn). Old standard and favorite 

 early sort. Oz. 25 cts., Klb. 70 cts., lb. S2.50, by mail, postpaid. 

 Oxheart, Guerande. Early, short, thick, very smooth and 

 handsome. Oz. 25 cts., % lb. 6oc., lb. $2.25, by mail, postpaid. 

 Early Half-Long Scarlet, Pointed. Very productive and 

 handsome; fine quality. Oz. 25 cts.. K'b. 60 cts., lb. $2.25, by 

 mail, postpaid. 



New French Market. (French Seed.) Fine deep orange 

 color; beautiful, smooth, distinct, half-long shape, free from 

 core. Heavy cropper and a great keeper. Oz. 25 cts., K'b. 70 

 cts., lb. $2.50, by mail, postpaid ; by express, in 5 lb. lots, $2.25 

 per lb. 



Chantenay (Stump-rooted). Similar to the old French Nantes 

 Carrot. Oz. 2.s cts., '/lb. 70 cts., lb. f2 50, by mail, postpaid; 

 l)y express, 5 lbs. and over, $2.25 per lb. 

 Saint Vallery, or Intermediate Red. Rich red color; late, thick and smooth. 



Klb 70 cts., lb. $2.50, by mail, postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. and over, S2.25 per lb. 

 Long Orange (Improved). Well-known standard sort. Oz. 20 cts., /lb. 60 cts., lb. 



mail, postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. lots and over, $2 per lb. 

 Long White Belgian. For cattle feeding; very productive and large. Oz. 15 cts., J^lb. 40c., 



lb. $1.2,';, by mail, postpaid. 

 Large Yellow Belgian. Different from above in color; a fine late keeper. Oz. 15 cts., Klb. 

 40 cts., lb. $1.25, by mail, postpaid. 



Saint Vallery Carrot 



Oz. 25 cts., 

 $2.25, by 



DANDELION 



Rubicon Carrot 



Common French. Popular for " greens " and blanching for salad. Pkt. 



/lb. 60 cts., lb. %2. 

 Improved Large, or 



Thick-leaved. A very 



early and h e a 1 1 h f u 1 



spring salad. Sow early 



in drills 18 inches apart. 



Pkt. 10 cts.. oz. 40 cts., 



/lb. $1.25, lb. $4. 



5 cts., oz. 20 cts.. 



EGGPLANT 



Culture. — Sow in hotbeds very early in the spring, and trans- 

 plant when 2 inches high into a second bed or into small pots. When 

 the weather has become perfectly settled and warm, transplant to the 

 open ground, setting them out in rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet apart in 

 each row. One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 



Stokes' Standard. 



STOKES^STAN DARDI 



Standard family sort, making large, beautifully formed fruit, purplish 

 black in color and ver^- prolific. Pkt. loc, oz. 40c., /lb. $1.10. lb. $4. 

 Early Black Beauty. Early; rich, glossy black. Pkt. lo cts., oz. 



40 cts., /lb. Jfi.To, lb. $4. 

 New Jersey Improved Large Purple Smooth Stem. Fine, 



large purple; spineless. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., /lb. $\, lb. S3 5°. 



Early Black Beauty Eggplant 



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