S UPER-STAN D^A RD STRAINS 



A Good Name for 48 Years 



Walter P. Stokes started in the seed business in 1879, opposite the old Second Street Market. 

 The record of Stokes Seeds since that time has been an honorable one through nearly half a century. 

 Through the old Johnson & Stokes times down to the present, vegetable-growers have put their faith 

 in our seed, for with this house no second-grade stocks have been tolerated. Our firm holds a unique 

 position in the seed trade on account of its policy of vegetable seeds only and its greatly simplified 

 variety list. This policy has directly resulted in the development of superior strains. It is an interest- 

 ing fact that, as far back as 1902, Walter P. Stokes, when making the President's address to the 

 American Seed Trade Association at Atlantic City, definitely advocated a reduction in the number 

 of varieties. 



We hold that devotion to one's job has a direct bearing on the kind of product one offers for sale. 

 If this were not true the influence of the personnel of a house would have no bearing on the matter of 

 sales. Our present organization is composed of an interested, active group. To us the seed business 

 is one of the most fascinating jobs on earth. Francis C. Stokes, the son of our founder, is the present 

 head of the firm, having been active in the business since 1912. Associated with him is William T. 

 Tapley, who has come to us from the Department of Vegetable Gardening of Pennsylvania State 

 College. Before that, Mr. Tapley held the same position at the University of Minnesota. C. Russell 

 Mason has recently assumed his duties as Manager of our new Florida office. Mr. Mason also has 

 been connected with the staff of Pennsylvania State College, in the Extension Department, where 

 he has been specializing on vegetable work. Our whole organization — in Philadelphia, in Sanford, and 

 in St. Catharines — stands at your service. 



Francis C. Stokes William T. Tapley C. Russell Mason 



A Word to Energetic Vegetable-Growers Who Are 

 Not Making Satisfactory Profits 



The good fortune of its customers is a matter of deep concern to this firm. Our interest in those 

 who buy from us is only begun with the making of a sale — a feeling based on straightforward business 

 and deep-rooted friendliness. We are not oblivious to the fact that many vegetable-growers, including 

 our own customers, have gone through difficult times in the past five years. The year-round com- 

 petition is constantly stronger and the losses by plant disease seem to be increasingly great. 



Without presuming on the infallibility of our own judgment and experience, it nevertheless has 

 been our pleasure to watch the unusual success of some of our customers who have followed lines of 

 action as suggested from this office. We refer particularly to new methods of marketing, to the use 

 of newer strains of seed which largely eliminate competition, and to the general subject of increased 

 acre yields. 



It is with this in our mind that we now offer an advisory service to any of our customers who care 

 to lay their problems before us — this in the form of a personal interview with one or more members 

 of our firm by advance appointment. No obligation will be entailed by either party and no charge 

 of any kind made for it. Any customer who is willing to match his time and his railway fare against 

 the possibility of gathering new and worthwhile ideas will be made more than welcome. "The best 

 time to hold on is when you reach the point where the average fellow would quit." Think it over. 



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