FRANCIS C. STOKES g CO., 235 EAST WASHINGTON SQ., PHILADELPHIA 



TOMATO 



One ounce of seed will produce over 3,000 plants, which, 

 if planted 4 by 4 feet, will cover an acre 



(Lycopersicum esculentum var. vulgare.) In all probability a native of Peru. The name is derived from the 

 Aztec word Xito nate, the vegetable having been prized and extensively cultivated by the natives long before the 

 discovery of America. It has probably been under a high state of cultivation for at least 2,000 years. 



Although we have been conducting some very interesting investigations and plant-breeding programs 

 in the Tomato, as yet we are not read}- to offer any new strains this year. Our Super-Standard strain of 

 Bonny Best continues to have the place of honor as our most important individual item. Certainly, from 

 point of time and money expended on it, it outranks everything else in our catalogue. Our Standard 

 strains of Bonny Best and Greater Baltimore are recommended for canning purposes. The Super- 

 Standard strain of Greater Baltimore is designed 

 especially for growers catering to home markets. 

 The stock of Earliana which we offer this year, we 

 believe to be among the very best available. It 

 is the result of years' selection for earliness, size, 

 and quality of fruit. 



Langdon's Adirondack Earliana 



SUPER-STANDARD 



Grown for us by Messrs. H. P. Langdon & Son, 330 miles north of Philadelphia 



Days to maturity, 125. The old firm of Johnson & Stokes, in offering Spark's Earliana twenty-five years ago, 

 contributed a variety of far-reaching importance. Since that time it has become well known all over the world 

 and has been honored by more than a hundred different names. Realizing that earliness is the strongest char- 

 acteristic of the variety, and knowing that good breeding and latitude both have a great deal to do with earliness, 

 we have been led to believe that Langdon's Adirondack Earliana is among the best, if not the best, strain of this 

 Tomato now available. We are pleased to announce that we have made arrangements with H. P. Langdon & 

 Son, so that we might supply our trade with seed of their own growing. This represents a twenty-year selection 

 for earliness, smoothness, size of fruit, and firmness of texture. The seed we offer is saved from Grade No. 2, which 

 means that it is from crown and selected fruit only. 



The combination of earliness, size, and smoothness which is found in the Adirondack Earliana makes it very 

 valuable for a Tomato of its class. No one can ever say that Earliana has the fine table quaiity of Bonny Best or 



Greater Baltimore, for it 



:h stronger in acidity and the fruit 



has the fine appearance of the later 



rieties, but there is a definite place for it. Many growers find that it has been one of their most profitable varieties 

 The Langdon strain has been grown with great success by growers in all parts of the country. In line with oui 

 practice of handling only the very finest stocks, we are much gratified to be able to offer the genuine Langdon' 1 

 Adirondack Earliana. You will find even an ounce of seed a very profitable investment. Price, delivered: Pkt 

 25 cts.; V 2 oz. 75 cts.; oz. $1.25; y 4 lb. $5. 



Note on Stak ing Earliana Tomatoes: Training Tomatoes to a 4-foot stake is considered good 

 practice by certain Tomato-growers. Staking ripens fruit earlier and brings it to maturity in better condition than 

 fruit grown on unstaked plants. One drawback that must be considered in this practice is that it reduces yield 

 about 25 per cent. This reduction, plus the additional cost of staking and tying the plants, is usually more than 

 overcome, however, by the higher price obtained for the fruit. We recommend the practice 



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