Francis C. Stokes & Co., Seedsmen, Washington Square, Philadelphia 



The Sugar-Sweet Melon is a very profitable sort 



MUSKMELON 



One ounce of seed plants 100 hills; 

 2 pounds plant an acre 



(Cucumis Melo. Nati\ e of southern Asia. It is considered to be as old as any of the alimentary vegetables 

 and has probably been cultivated for 10,000 years. 



STOKES SUGAR- SWEET 



For Nearby Market Purposes this Delicious Early 

 Melon Surpasses All Others 



Stokes 

 Super -Staxdard 



I 90 days. _This melon is slightly larger than the standard shipping Cantaloupe. Its 



excellent flavor, convenient and attractive size, and great productivity have given it a 

 prominent place in the eastern markets. This variety is also sold under the name of Early Knight. The 

 inside color is green, tinged with a golden yellow, and the flavor is just about as tempting as this colored 

 illustration makes you believe it is. We know of no superior when they are properly grown and gath- 

 ered from green, healthy vines. This latter point is of great importance, and successful melon-growers 

 ■will never tr\- to sell melons from dead vines, for the flavor is almost invariably lost. A weekly spray- 

 ing with Bordeaux Mixture is recommended, especiallv in districts where the vines are subject to blight. 

 Price, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., i/4lb. 45 cts., lb. 81.50, 10 lbs. S14.00, delivered. 



POLLOCK 10-25 



/ Stokes 

 'Super -Stasdard . 



The Standard Shipping 

 Cantaloupe 



95 days. This strain represents the most advanced development of the old Rocky 

 Ford. Pollock 10-25 is salmon-fleshed, or, as the market calls them, "pink meats." 

 Flavor is distinctly diff"erent from the green-fleshed t\-pe, being more aromatic and by some considered 

 more delicious. The past two seasons have seen a tremendous increase in popularity of the salmon-fleshed 

 tj-pes, which ver\- often were quoted at slightly higher prices than the green-fleshed sorts. Our Super- 

 Standard stock of Pollock has been selected for disease-resistance and can be recommended above all others 

 for long-distance shipping. We believe it is a valuable melon for eastern truckers to handle. Price, large 

 pkt 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., l/4lb. 45 cts., lb. $L50, 10 lbs. $14.00, delivered. 



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