Stokes Seed Farms Qdmpany, Moores town. New Jersey 



GARDEN PEAS 



The year 191 8 has proven a disastrous one with the seed Pea growers. Only 25 per cent of a crop is antici- 

 pated, and of some varieties we have no return. Little Marvel and Peter Pan have completely failed us. The 

 supply of others may run out before the season is far advanced. Prices are held as near to normal as is possible 

 under existing conditions. 



Two pounds will plant 100 feet of drill; 100 pounds will plant an acre. Fifteen pounds are equal to about one peck 



754 Prolific Early Market 



A Pea ripening about five days after the Elxtra-Early, the pods 

 being fully J^inch longer than that variety, and the crop will 

 yield fully 25 per cent heavier. The vines average about 234 feet, 

 are dark in color and bear handsome, dark green, blunt-end pods 

 about 3 inches in length. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 10 lbs. $2, 

 100 lbs. $20. 



756 Ameer, or Large-Podded Alaska 



Large-podded Alaska is a synonym for this variety. The vines 

 will grow about 3 feet in height, producing long, blunt-end pods 

 of a beautiful dark green, and verj' much the same size as Pro- 

 lific Early Market. Ameer is a very prolific variety and is in 

 large demand by our trade. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 10 lbs. $2, 

 100 lbs. $20. 



758 



Pilot 



750 Alaska 



THE BEST EARLY COMMER 

 CIAL VARIETY 



Earliest of All is a synonym for this variety, 

 and to our knowledge it is the earliest Pea under 

 cultivation. The vines grow about Ho feet high, 

 are of a light green, with white veins, and under 

 good growing conditions will produce a tremen- 

 dous crop of round, well-filled pods about 23^ 

 inches in length. The dry seed is bluish, round 

 and slightly pitted. The stock offered is, to our knowledge, as 

 pure as any Alaska on the market. The crop can be taken off 

 at one picking, a feature which makes it one of the most popular 

 varieties for canning. The quality of this Pea is not desirable for 

 the home table, for which purpose we would recommend the 

 Extra-Early as listed below. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 10 lbs. $2, 

 100 !bs. $20. 



Peter Pan 



752 Extra-Early 



THE MOST DESIRABLE EXTRA-EARLY VARIETY OR FIRST 

 AND BEST 



Under normal conditions this Pea will mature almost the same 

 time as the Alaska. The Extra-Earlj' was introduced by N. B. 

 Keeney & Son, Le Roy, N. Y., some years ago, and was the result 

 of several years' work in selection. The vine of this Pea is about 

 4 inches snorter, slightly darker and almost as prolific as the 

 Alaska. The best feature of this Pea is its superb flavor. We know 

 of no equal to it in the entire list in this respect. The pods are 

 about the same length but slightly darker in color than the Alaska. 

 Our stock is verj' uniform and can be depended on by all classes 

 of trade. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 10 lbs. $2, 100 lbs. $20. 



THE MOST PROFITABLE EXTRA-EARLY SORT FOR COM- 

 MERCIAL USE 



This Pea is a selection frpm the Gradus, but is not a desirable 

 sort for the home-garden as the quality of the Peas themselves is 

 inferior. Its appearance, however, is fully as good as the cele- 

 brated Gradus described below. Owing to the hard, round 

 character of the seed it can be planted fully as early as the Alaska 

 described opposite. Its growing season is about equal to Gradus 

 and Thos. Laxton, but the fact that it can be sown about two 

 weeks earlier will bring it to maturity just as earlv in proportion. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 10 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $25. 



760 



Gradus Pea 



AN EXTRA-EARLY WRINKLED PEA OF THE VERY FINEST 

 QUALITY, MATURING SOME 10 TO 12 DAYS AFTER PRO- 

 LIFIC EARLY MARKET. 



The handsome, green, pointed pods are 4 to 43^ inches long 

 and nearly yi^^ch broad. They are produced on vines of a light 

 green, growing about 3 feet in height. The pods contain from 

 five to eight Peas of the verv' finest quality, remaining tender 

 and sweet for several days. A large quantity of Gradus stock sold 

 in the East last season was far from being true to type. The fact 

 that we are growing our entire stock of Gradus, together with 

 the great majority of our other stocks, as our own private crops 

 in the far North, positively assures our trade against receiving 

 anything which is not as represented. Pkt. 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 

 10 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $25. 



762 Thos. Laxton 



ONE OF THE FINEST SORTS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION 



The primary difference between Thos. Laxton and Gradus, as 

 described above, is in the size and shape of the pod. The Thos. 

 Laxton pod is very perceptibly smaller both in length and breadth 

 than the Gradus' pod and is blunt at both ends. In season it 

 usually matures about four days later. The quality is equally 

 good, and the vines, etc., are about the same in appearance. 

 Both sorts are regarded as first-quality Peas and are highly recom- 

 mended as either home-garden or commercial varieties. Pkt. 

 10 cts., lb. 25 cts., 10 lbs. $2.50, 100 lbs. $25. 



ADD 10 CTS. PER LB. FOR POSTAGE ON ALL SEED IF ORDERED BY MAIL 



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