SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS 



STOKES 



CROMTNG SINCE I57> 



SEEDS 



Dwarf Beans 



Fifty pounds of seed will 

 plant an acre 



Green Bountiful 



Days to maturity, 45. We consider this one of the most desirable types of dwarf stringless Beans. It is 

 early in maturity, a very vigorous producer, and of delicious flavor. Desiring to offer our trade something 

 extra select in String Beans, we have taken stock seed far up into the north country where these seed crops 

 have been grown privately for us. Green Bountiful is particularly valuable in that it will remain tender and 

 brittle much longer than most sorts. Its pods are entirely stringless, will average 6 to 7 inches in length, 

 are comparatively straight, flat, and of a fresh, light green color. The seed is a Jight yellow with a brown circle 

 about the eye. It has been treated with an organic mercury as a protection against possible anthracnose 

 infection. When this stock was inspected by a member of our firm during July it showed unusual purity 

 of type. Price, delivered: y 4 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50; 25 lbs. $6.25; 100 lbs. $22. 



Yellow Bountiful (sure-crop type) 



Days to maturity, 45. The two outstanding features of this Bean are, first, its clear bright color, and 

 second, its great productiveness. Yellow Bountiful is very early, and absolutely stringless in the snap stage. 

 The photograph below gives an excellent idea of the general type.^ Its pods, about 6 inches in length, are 

 nearly straight, slightly flattened, and of good flavor. This stock, in every respect, can compare favorably 

 with the Green Bountiful described above. It has had our very best care, and, as is the case with the Green 

 Bountiful, has been treated with an organic mercury to disinfect against seed-borne disease. Price, delivered : 

 V 4 lb. 15 cts.; lb. 40 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50; 25 lbs. $6.25; 100 lbs. $22. 



Haricots Verts — A suggestion to the roadside marketer 



The French serve many dishes of surpassing delicacy, but one of the most delicious is their well-known "Hari- 

 cots Verts" — green beans. The hidden secret of this dish seems not to lie in any special variety but is due to the 

 fact that the French regularly gather their Beans when only about 33^2 inches long. They are handled promptly, 

 so that the flavor is not lost, and then prepared with plenty of butter and seasoning. A touch of soda gives the dish 

 a brilliant green color. Is there not a suggestion in this to the energetic roadside gardener? Certainly it is worth 

 the experiment of gathering part of your crop when about 33^2 inches long, offering these for sale in paper-lined 

 berry boxes, all of the Beans being packed parallel. Handle them quickly. Try them on some of your best customers 

 and suggest that the^ use plenty of butter in their preparation. Naturally, you must charge a price which is at 

 least equal to that asked for the same quantity of Beans if allowed to reach full maturity. Sooner or later this 

 country is going to appreciate real flavor and tenderness. 



Yellow Bountiful, as the name indi- 

 cates, is a very prolific bearer 



