" Stokes ' Standard Seeds^ /^ Qarden and pARM 

 615 Shaker Blue Watermelon 



This is the big Jumbo of the whole lot. It grows to 

 an immense size, frequently weighing forty to sixty 

 pounds. It is oval in shape, very thick through and is 

 a splendid keeper. The flesh is red, with an almost 

 solid heart with a core of good flavor. The seeds are 

 white. We recommend it either for the home use or 

 for shipments to distant markets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 V 4 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



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618 



Dark Icing 



This is a very early melon, exceedingly popular with 

 our New Jersey growers. It is nearly round, with a 

 very thin, dark green rind. It is a fairly good shipper, 

 but is not recommended for carload shipments, 

 although it will readily stand short hauls. The seeds 

 are white, the flesh a light red, solid, tender and without 

 core, and of delicious sweetness. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 V 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



620 Preserving Citron 



(Green-Seeded) 



This makes a medium-sized melon and is uniformly 

 round; used only for preserves or pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., »41b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Shaker Blue Watermelon 



KEYT TO DISCARDED VARIETIES OF WATERMELONS 



NOT LISTED SUBSTITUTE 



Alabama Sweets . . • \ 



G^sy : or - Georgia Rattiest \ \ * '. I \ /"TOM WATSON 



Mountain Sweet / 



Black Boulder . . . ) 



Dixie >• SHAKER BLUE 



Kolb's Gem ) 



Florida Favorite GRAY MONARCH 



1 DARK ICING 



Sweetheart J 



The following is taken from an editorial which appeared in 

 "Stokes' Seed News," October, 1914: 



"Up to the present time the force behind this business has been working for volume and quantity instead 

 of for specialized quality. Under the present methods of seed-growing, such a thing as a bona fide guarantee 

 of type is absolutely out of the question. We are inclined to believe that the time will never come when a true 



guarantee for type is given by the seeds- 

 man, for there are too many varied con- 

 ditions of soil, climate and growing methods 

 to make this practical in any sense. What 

 can be done, however, is to establish a sys- 

 tem whereby it would be possible to guar- 

 antee seeds were all conditions favorable. 

 This, therefore, is the work which is cut 

 out for the little band which makes up 

 Stokes Seed Farms Company. It is our 

 honest opinion that within a reasonably 

 short time we can establish our business on 

 a basis by which we will know everything 

 there is to know about every lot of seed 

 we are selling." 



The Tom Watson Watermelon is a prodigious yielder 

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