STOKES 



CROW-IXC SINCE 1S7» 



SEEDS 



SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS 



Long- 

 standing 

 Bloomsdale 



delivered: 

 35 cts. per 



Four Distinct Varieties of Spinach 



Eight pounds will plant an acre, if drilled ; 25 pounds, if broadcast 



Long-Standing Bloomsdale 



What would you give sometimes to allow your Spinach 

 to stand an extra ten days after reaching maturity? 



Days to maturity, 45. To begin with, this is 

 one of the purest stocks of the Bloomsdale type 

 we have ever seen. On top of that, it has been 

 scientifically bred for its long-standing char- 

 jj~ acteristic, so that it will hold its marketable 



form ten days or more after reaching its market- 

 S j*lfc able size. These two features give this variety 

 a paramount position. The accompanying 

 photograph will give an accurate idea of the 

 beauty of the individual plant. We have never 

 seen Spinach with more completely crumpled 

 heads. This purity of type will run through 

 the entire stock as it has all been developed 

 along lines of single-plant selection. Long- 

 standing Bloomsdale is a new hermaphrodite 

 or bisexual sort, which has been produced by 

 an entirely new process applied to Spinach breeding. 

 Our grower has reduced the proportion of male plants, 

 ich are always the first to bolt to seed. A large pro- 

 portion of the strain is either female or produces plants 

 ' of female habit of growth. All of which represents the 

 most advanced work we know of along lines of Spinach 

 breeding. Large acreages of Long-Standing Bloomsdale 

 last year performed exactly as described herewith and 

 our customers were immensely pleased with it. Price, 

 50 cts.; 5 lbs. or more, 40 cts. per lb.; 25 lbs. or more, 



Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V 4 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 

 lb.; 100 lbs. or more, 30 cts. per lb. 



Princess Juliana 



A late -maturing, very 

 long-standing variety 



Days to maturity, 60. We recommend Princess Juliana as the very best late-maturing Spinach for spring plant- 

 ing. In season it is quite comparable to King of Denmark, but we consider it much more desirable than that 

 variety as it is very compact. Denmark has very long petioles. Princess Juliana may be classed with the Blooms- 

 dale Savoy type. This strain will hold its market condition ten days longer than Long-standing Bloomsdale. Thus 

 it may be placed as being three weeks later than ordinary Bloomsdale. We strongly recommend that some Princess 

 Juliana be planted by every market-gardener interested in late spring Spinach. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; V^b. 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 5 lbs. or more, 40 cts. per lb.; 25 lbs. or more, 35 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. or more, 

 30 cts. per lb. 



Noble Gaudry (New) Ve,v 



Days to maturity, 50. Spinach-growers who recall the older VirofTay will appreciate the importance of this 

 new introduction which is something along the lines of that old variety but is considerably larger and far more 

 long-standing. This Spinach makes up the largest bulk of 

 any variety we offer and is the outstanding strain of this 

 round-seeded type. Because of these characteristics, we 

 consider Noble Gaudry to be a very valuable type for 

 market-gardeners, shippers, and canners. We are of the 

 opinion that its table and canning quality are superior to 

 the Bloomsdale type. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 

 15 cts.; V 4 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts.; 5 lbs. or 

 more, 40 cts. per lb.; 25 lbs. or more, 35 cts. 

 per lb.; 100 lbs. or more, 30 cts. per lb. 



Virginia Savoy 



Days to maturity, 45. This variety 

 has been developed by the Virginia 

 Truck Experiment Station to resist a 

 "mosaic," commonly known as "ye\- % 

 lows," a disease which has spread 

 annually over a wider territory in the 

 Middle Atlantic States. Virginia Savoy 

 is now a purer stock of the Bloomsdale 

 type than was the seed which we offered 

 two years ago. It is composed of about 70 

 per cent male plants and therefore will go 

 to seed very quickly in warm weather. It 

 must not be planted in a Pennsylvania climate until about 

 August 20. Contains blood of the wild Manchurian 

 dandelion, and its ability to resist low temperatures may be 

 traced to this parentage. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10c; oz. 

 15c; y 4 lb. 20c; lb. 50c; 5 lbs. or more, 40c. per lb.; 25 

 lbs. or more, 35c per lb.; 100 lbs. or more, 30c. per lb. 



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Noble Gaudry (New) 



