SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS 



STOKES 



GRCWTNC SINCE 



SEEDS 



Chantenay 



A highly developed strain. Very desirable for extensive early-season plantings 



Days to maturity, 65. We take great pleasure in offering this very excellent strain of Chantenay, 

 a pure type of rich orange color making it fully worthy of this Super-Standard classification. Chan- 

 tenay is perhaps the most desirable bunching variety for spring planting. It is a half-long type, 

 developing to a length of about 6 inches. The flesh is fine textured, quite free from fiber, and very crisp 

 and tender, while the exterior of the root is remarkably smooth and uniform in shape. It has finely cut 

 shoulders, tapering slightly. The top is of medium length. Its orange-red color will always prove 

 popular on the market. This strain of Chantenay is strongly recommended as an early field sort for 

 bunching. 



Chantenay Carrot is a standard midsummer type in the United States, but it is not recommended 

 as a fall market crop. Danvers Half-Long, as described below, is apparently more satisfactory as a 

 bushel Carrot. The market value of the Carrot is largely fixed by its appearance. This strain may cost 

 a few cents more a pound than many of the inferior strains that are offered, but we have found that 

 our customers are not interested in growing rough-rooted, pale color Carrots. The difference in seed- 

 cost is probably not more than $1 per acre. Our steadily increasing volume of sales of this type leads 

 us to believe that our customers are immensely satisfied with it. The germination will test very high. 

 Conditions at time of harvest were ideal. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; ^41b. 35 cts.; 

 lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. or more, $1.15 per lb. 



Scarlet Nantes 



Heretofore offered as "Coreless" 



Days to maturity, 65. This well-known early table 

 Carrot is of French origin, and because of the delicate 

 texture of the root has been named "Coreless." In 

 order to avoid confusion with the Coreless Amsterdam, 

 as offered on the opposite page, we are, this year, going 

 back to the original name of Scarlet Nantes. This name 

 was given it because this type of Carrot was largely 

 grown in the Nantes district in France. It is a half-long, 

 stump-rooted Carrot reaching a length of from 4 to 6 

 inches when mature. The tops are small, and the roots 

 cylindrical, of a light orange color, and comparatively 

 free of side-roots. It is one of the most symmetrical 

 and handsome Carrots of its class. Our strain is one 

 that will give every satisfaction. Price, delivered: 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; y 4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. 

 or more, $1.15 per lb. 



Danvers Half-Long 



Best for late acreage 

 An excellent stock for winter storage 



Days to maturity, 75. We especially recommend 

 Danvers Half-Long for fall maturity, as we consider it 

 superior to Chantenay for that purpose. It is very often 

 sold in barrels, with the Carrot tops removed. It is 

 slightly larger than Chantenay but does not have a 

 tendency to throw side roots after reaching maturity; 

 neither is it so^ likely to split in wet weather. The color 

 of this strain is comparable to that of our Chantenay, 

 and the general type may be looked upon as quite similar 

 to Chantenay, except that it is slightly larger in all 

 proportions and consequently, perhaps, not quite so 

 tender. In shape is quite similar, except that it is more 

 pointed at the root and has a larger shoulder. Large 

 Carrot growers, either on loam or on muck, can purchase 

 this strain of Danvers Carrot with full assurance that 

 it will produce a valuable crop. Price, delivered: 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; l/ 4 lb. 35 cts.; lb. $1.25; 5 lbs. or 

 more, $1.15 per lb. 



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Chantenay Carrots (reduced V£) 



