FRANCIS • C • STOKES • AND • COMPANY 



Allow quarter pound 

 per acre 



Eggplant 



Black Beauty (Stokes) 



Outstanding feature: Uniformity of fruit. 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Color purity 98% Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer). 



Type purity 94% Days to maturity: 110-125. 



Germination 80% Color: D«ep purple-black. 



Date of Test: October, 1927 Shape of fruit: Triangular globe. 

 Height of plant: 18 inches. 



FLORIDA growers have found Black Beauty (Stokes) to 

 be remarkably uniform both as to shape and color. It 

 is also very productive. There is a reason for this, for we 

 keep in close contact with our growing fields in New Jersey. 

 One of the largest Eggplant growers in Florida states that 

 our Black Beauty is the finest strain of that variety he has 

 found. He has already placed an order for 100 pounds for 

 his next season's crop. Seed this year has been saved under 

 good conditions. It is of bright color and high germination. 



Price, delivered: Packet 10c, oz. 35c., Va lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50, 

 10 lbs. @ $4.25 per lb., 50 lbs. @ $4.00 per lb. 



Black Beauty 



Florida High Bush (Stokes) 



Outstanding feature: Plant vigor. 



Color purity 98 % 

 Type purity 96% 

 Germination: In test 

 Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer) 



SPECIFICATIONS: 



Days to maturity 



115-130. 

 Color: Deep purple-black. 

 Shape of fruit: Oval. 

 Height of plant: 4 to 5 feet- 



The High Bush type of Eggplant has been a great money maker 

 in southern districts where the plant develops to a height of from 

 four to five feet and in most cases bears its fruit clear of the 

 ground. This feature recommends itself particularly in bad 

 weather. Florida High Bush (Stokes) is grown in New Jersey 

 under our careful supervision and our seed will give great satis- 

 faction. 



V< lb. $1.40, lb. $5.00, 10 lbs. 



Price, delivered: Packet 10c., oz. 40c. 

 -• $4.75 per lb., 50 lbs. @ $4.50 per lb. 



Black Beauty (Stokes). A very vigorous strain 



Endive or Escarole 



Two pounds will plant an acre 



Broad-Leaved Batavian (Stokes) 



Outstanding feature: Uniformity of stock. 



Type purity 97 % 

 Germination: In test 



SPECIFICATIONS: 



Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer). 

 Days to maturity: 90-100. 



Field of Florida High Bush 



Broad-Leaved Batavian (Stokes) has* been found thor- 

 oughly dependable by the larger growers of Escarole. The 

 leaves are large and broad and blanch quite easily if tied. 

 The heads will average about 15 inches in diameter. There 

 is a broadening market for all kinds of Greens and the 

 growers of Escarole, especially in Florida, are finding that 

 it is a profitable shipping crop. It is prepared very much 

 like spinach and also used as a flavoring for soups and 

 stews. 



Price, delivered: No Packets; oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c , lb. $1.25, 

 10 lb«. @ $120 per lb., 50 lbg. $1.15 per lb. 



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