FRA NCIS • C • STOKES • AND • COMPANY 



Stokes Four Strains 



Expert selecting of roots for stock seed production is necessary 

 in maintaining the Stokes Standard of Quality. 



Early Scarlet Globe (Stokes) 



Outstanding feature : Brilliant scarlet 

 color of the root 



of Radish 



Eight to ten pounds will plant an acre 



THOSE who have planted our radish seed have been grati- 

 fied with results. Concentration on four types has 

 brought telling results — high germination, with type and 

 color purity. Our latest tests show an average of well over 

 90% on germination and a type purity figure of 95.8%. The 

 difference between our stocks of Early Scarlet Globe and 

 Forcing Scarlet Globe is that the latter has a shorter top and 

 is therefore more suitable for forcing w:>rk where space is a 

 factor. Forcing Scarlet Globe is a shy seeder, and the price is 

 higher. Crimson Giant is recommended for second early field 

 pulling. The type purity of this stock rates higher than almost 

 any other individual item we offer. You will agree that it is as 

 near perfect as anything you have planted. Our strain of 

 Sparkler White Tip, recommended especially for Texas and 

 Mississippi Valley cultivation, will be very satisfactory. This 

 strain shows a color purity of 99%, and type purity of 96%. 



Forcing Scarlet Globe (Stokes) 



Outstanding features : Remarkably small 

 top, vivid scarlet color, pure globe shape 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Color purity 97 % Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer) 



Type purity 97% Days to maturity: 20-25 



Germination 95% Shape: Globe 



Date of Test: October, 1927 Size of root: lVix% inches 

 Length of top: 6 inches 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Color purity 99.5% Days to maturity: 20-23 



Type purity 97% Shape: Deep globe 



Germination: (In transit) Size of root: lx% inches 

 Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer) Length of top: 4 inches 



This strain may be planted with great satisfaction for all 

 early spring work. 



Price delivered: No packets; oz. 10c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 75c, 

 10 lbs. @ 70c per lb., 50 lbs. @ 60c. per lb. 



Giant Crimson (Stokes) 



Outstandingfeatures: Remarkable type purity and 

 ability to hold in market condition- 

 several days after maturity 



Giant Crimson should have much wider use among commercial 

 radish men. Its general characteristics resemble Scarlet Glebe. 

 It is sligntly larger and later, but that it can be held in the field 

 much longer than Scarlet Globe 

 is an important factor. 



Price delivered: No pack- 

 ets; oz. 10c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 

 75c, 10 lbs. @ 70c. per lb., 

 50 lbs. @ 60c. per lb. 



Sparkler White- 

 Tip (Stokes) 



Outstanding features: 

 Color purity and bril- 

 liant appearance 



We consider this stock to be a very high development of 

 Forcing Radish. All features of it are very uniform, including 

 the extremely fine tap root. This is perhaps the most refined 

 type of Scarlet Globe ever offered. 



Price delivered: No packets; oz. 15c, Vi lb. 35c, lb. 

 $1.00, 10 lbs. @ 90c per lb., 50 lbs. @ 85c per lb. 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 (Giant Crimson) 

 Color Purity 98% Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer) 



Type purity 99% Days to maturity: 25-30 



Germination 94% Shape: Rounded globe 



Date of Test: October, 1927 Size of root: \% by 1^ inches 

 Length of top: 7 inches. 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Color purity 99% 

 Type purity 96 % 

 Germination 93 % 

 Date of Test: October, 1927 

 Disinfectant: Dipdust 



(Bayer) 

 Days to maturity: 22-27 

 Shape: Nearly round 

 Size of root: 1 inch 

 Leagth of top: 6 inches 



We can recommend our strain 

 of Sparkler to all growers who 

 cater to a White-Tip Radish 

 market. Our strain will find 

 favor wherever planted. 



Price delivered: No pack- 

 ets; oz. 10c, Vi lb. 25c, lb. 

 75c, 10 lbs. @ 70c. per lb., 

 50 lbs. @ 60c. per lb. 



Forcing Scarlet Globe {Stokes) is the ideal greenhouse radish. 



" Perhaps most astonishing of all to the lay mind, standards often actually improve a given product, because, due 

 to stability of demand, the product can be built with more specialized and more precise tools, and with more research 

 behind it, than is the case when small quantities and excessive varieties are the order of the day." 



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