^KEj§^ VEGETABLE .§EEDS 



WATERMELON 



Cc'LTURE. — Treat the same as muskmelon, except that they should be planted 8 to lo feet apart, selecting a h'ght, sandy soil 

 ounce will plant about 50 hills; 4 pounds will plant one acre. 



Stokes* Standard. 



One 



STOKES'STANDARD' 



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Fine, oblong, dark green fruits, with flesh of a brilliant scarlet, vei \ 

 crisp and sui<ary. A splendid melon for home use and near-by markt t. 

 Weight, 40 to 50 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts , 02. 15 cts., ^Ib. 40 cts., lb. $1.25 



New *'Shaker Blue." This is 



— — — — ^— ^— — — — one of 



the largest melons known; round, oval in form, as shown in the illus- 

 tration, well-grown melons frequently weighing from 60 to 80 pounds 

 each. The skin is solid, dark green color, occasionally striped with 

 narrow bands of a lighter green. The flesh is red, with large heart and 

 no core, and the flavor is superb. Seeds white. I can thorouglil\- 

 recommend the " Shaker Blue," either for home consumption or for 

 shipping to distant markets in car-lots. Price, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 J^lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25, postpaid. 



The Bradford. ^ «^>.ppi°8^ 



melon. 1 his is a 



new candidate for favor as a large, fine-flavored shipping melon. It is 

 oblong in shape with rather square ends. The skin is very dark green, 

 with still darker stripes, which is impossible to show in the photograph. 

 The flesh resembles in texture the old Mountain Sweet, than which 

 there was no finer flavored melon ever introduced ; very tender and 

 yet solid to the heart. The flesh is dark red in color, the seeds being 

 small and nearly white, flecked with a brown spot on each side Under 

 good cultivation they grow to very large size, frequently weighing from 

 40 to 60 poui\ds and commanding the very highest prices in any mar- 

 ket. Pkt. 5 rts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts., postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs., : 



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A 65-pound "Shaker Blue" Watermelon 



.50, 10 lbs. $6.50. 



Stokes' Special Alabama Sweets. This is a selected strain of the old and popular Ala- -^fcisPECIALTYl 



bama Sweets which is so extensively grown in Texas ■ i— ^ 1 .^-vi— 1 i | 



and other Southern wate' melon-growing sections. The rind is dark green, marked with a still darker green mottled stripe, and, while thin, 

 it is very tough, making the melon a first-class shipper. This special strain is selected for its uniformity in size, only large selected melons 



being used. The flesh is bright 

 red, fine-grained, sweet and lus- 

 cious, eniirely free of stringiness. 

 The seeds are slightly brown, and 

 are firmly set in small cavities 

 near the rind. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., Kib. 35 cts., lb. $1 ; by ex- 

 press, 5 lbs. $4, 10 lbs. $7.50. 



True Dixie, t'.^^. True 



Dixie is a 



cross between the Kolb's Gem and 

 old-fashioned Mountain Sweet, 

 and surpasses the Kolb's Gem in 

 shipping qualities, and fully equals 

 tne Mountain Sweet, Kleckley and 

 Florida Favorite in superior eat- 

 ing quality, and is ten days earlier 

 than any of them. It is a long ob- 

 long in shape with an indistinct 

 stripe, and a fine shipper. Its great 

 productiveness is shown from the 

 fact that it frequently matures six 

 to eight large melons to the vine. 

 Pkt. sc., oz. IOC, 5<Clb. 25c., lb. 75c.; 

 by express, 5 lbs. $3, 10 lbs. $5. 



Stokes' Special" Alabama Sweets Watermelon 



New "Angel's Kiss.* 



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This fine Watermelon originated in Texas, and it is a superb melon in every 

 sense of the word except its name. It is a handsome melon, of large, oblong 

 shape. The flesh is bright red in color, very solid and firm, and of melting, sugary sweetness. A strong, vigorous grower, bearing great 

 numbers of large, mottled, silver-gray melons, with a very tough, but thin skin. The melons average 25 to 30 inches in length, with a 

 weight of from 31 to 40 pounds each. They are very attractive either in the field, on the market stall, or on the table. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., J<lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25, postpaid; by express, 5 lbs. $5. 



Edwin Winnie, of New York State, writes: "I just want to say a word in re- 

 gard to my Carrot crop I raised last year from 'Stokes' Standard' seed. From a 

 piece of ordinary ground, 12 feet less than one-fourth of an acre, I sold 213 bush- 

 els of first-class carrots. They grew large and perfect; the beauty of the crop 

 was they ran so even. Different parties that saw them said they were the finest 

 they ever saw. 'Stokes' Standard' weighs heavier to the bushel than the Danvers; 

 is a richer carrot; fine for table use; there is no core in the center; they keep 

 fine. I have some on hand now as fresh as when dug." 



Wm. a. Radmore. Connecticut, vsrites: "Your seeds, especially your 'Stand- 

 ards,' were truly bona fide, and were of most excellent quality and flavor." 



Frank Morris, Bucks County, Pa., writes: "I bought some 'Sugar Sweets' 

 Muskmelon seed of you in the spring, and we are eating the best citrons we ever 

 raised. The 'Angel's Kiss' Watermelon is a dandy; thin rind and sweet. I wish 

 you could see my 'Kleckley Sweets' Watermelons. They are pretty as a picture, 

 and I am carting the finest melons and the best that go to town." 



The Bradford Watermelon 



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