FEWER — BUT BETTER. • VARIETIES 



Stokes Four Strains • 



of Spinach 



Eight pounds will plant an acre, if 

 drilled; 25 pounds, if broadcast 



We this year offer four varieties, each of which 

 has its definite place in the industry. Our stock 

 of Bloomsdale Savoy is what is known as Reselected 

 and is one of the very purest stocks of Savoy 

 spinach so far developed. Bloomsdale Savoy will 

 develop somewhat earlier than Long-Standing 

 Bloomsdale, but will shoot to seed quicker. Long- 

 standing Bloomsdale is an equally pure Savoy, but 

 has the advantage of holding in market condition 

 some two weeks after reaching maturity. Virginia 

 Savoy is a "yellows "-resistant Savoy for fall plant- 

 ing only. It will shoot to seed very quickly in 

 warm weather. Giant Leaved Nobel is strongly 

 recommended for canning purposes and to growers 

 who cater to markets accepting a flat-leaved spinach. 

 It is the heaviest producing spinach we know of. 

 The fact that our four spinach varieties show an 

 average type purity of 98% or better, places them 

 in the very highest class. Growers who are inter- 

 ested in pure, stocks of spinach- can place every 

 confidence in the seed we offer. We consider 

 our prices are consistent with the quality of our 

 strains. Cheaper seed is available, but it is not 

 recommended. 



All three of our Savoy types will show beautifully crumpled leai 



Long-standing Bloomsdale 

 (Stokes) 



Outstanding feature: Ability to hold in market 

 condition ten days after reaching maturity 



Customers in a v parts of the country report most satisfactory results 

 in planting Long-Standing Bloomsdale. This variety has a great advan- 

 tage over Bloomsdale Savoy in that it can stay uncut for at least ten 

 days after reaching maturity — a feature which, under certain conditions, 

 is worth almost anything to a planter. This spinach will remain in 

 market condition when Bloomsdale Savoy would have already bolted 

 a seed shoot 12 to 15 inches high. The purity of our strain of Long- 

 standing Bloomsdale has been a matter of very favorable comment. 



Price delivered: No packets; oz. 10c, lb. 15c, lb. 

 40c, 10 lbs. © 35c per lb., 50 lbs. @ 30c per lb., 100 lbs. @ 

 27c. per lb., 500 lbs. @ 25c per lb. 



Virginia Savoy (Stokes) 



Outstanding features: Quick maturity, resis- 

 tance to "yellows/' and ability to stand low 

 temperatures. For fall planting only 



This finely bred strain is one of the purest types of Savoy available 

 Because it is composed of about 70% male plants, it will s'loot to seed 

 quickly m warm weather. For this reason we do not recommend it for 

 anything but fall planting. Virginia Savoy is a product of the Virginia 

 lruck Experiment Station, whose scientist? bred the variety to be 

 commercially profitable under "yellows" conditions. This disease is 

 becoming more pronounced in some parts of the country. We consider 

 our strain of Virginia Savoy to be an excellent Savoy type. 



Price delivered: No packets; oz. 10c, Vi lb. 15c, lb. 40c, 10 

 lbs. @ 35c per lb., 50 lbs. @ 30c per lb., 100 lbs. @ 27c 

 per lb., 500 lbs. @ 25c per lb. 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Giant Leaved Nobel 

 Type purity 99% 

 Germination 80% 

 Date of Test: October. 1927 

 Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer) 

 Days to maturity: 55 

 Leaves: Smooth 

 Very slow to bolt 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Long-Standing Bloomsdale 

 Type purity 9£% 

 Germination 85% 

 Date of Test: October, 1927 

 Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer) 

 Days to Maturity: 50 

 Leaves: Savoyed 

 Very slow to bolt 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Bloomsdale Savoy 

 Type purity 97% 

 Germination 83% 

 Date of Test: October, 1927 

 Disinfectant: Dipdust (Bayer) 

 Days to Maturity: 45 

 Leaves : Savoyed 



SPECIFICATIONS: 

 Virginia Savoy 

 Type purity 98% 

 Germination (In transit) 

 Disinfectant : Dipd ust ( Bayer) 

 Days to Maturity: 45 

 Leaves: Savoyed 

 For fall planting only. Very 

 quick to bolt. 



Giant-Leaved Nobel is the heaviest cropping spinach we know of. 



Bloomsdale Savoy (Stokes) 



Outstanding feature: Perfect devel- 

 opment of the Savoyed-leaf 



This stock is recommended for late fall or very early 

 sprmg planting. It is an early maturing, pure-bred 

 stock of the Savoy type. This variety plants by all 

 means the largest acreage of spinach in the United 

 States. This particular strain will give great satisfac- 

 tion. 



Price delivered: No packets; oz. 10c, V 4 

 lb. 15c, lb. 35c, 10 lbs. @ 30c per lb., 50 lbs. 

 @ 25c per lb., 100 lbs. @ 22c per lb., 500 lbs. 

 @ 20c. per lb. 



Giant Leaved Nobel 

 (Stokes) 



Outstanding features : Long standin g 

 habit. A very heavy cropper 



Nobel will give by all means the greatest tonnage per 

 acre of any spinach we offer. Many old-timers will class 

 it with the Viroflay type. This stock, however, is 

 enormously improved over that variety, having a much 

 larger leaf, as well as the ability to hold in market 

 condition several days after reaching maturity. All 

 markets will not take a smooth-leaved spinach,' but 

 for those that will, we consider Nobel of great value. 

 Its cooking quality is distinctly superior to the Savoy 

 type. It is especially recommended to canners of 

 spinach. 



Price delivered: No packets; oz. 10c, V 4 

 lb. 15c, lb. 40c, 10 lbs. @ 35c per lb., 50 lbs. 

 @ 30c per lb., 100 lbs. @ 27c. per lb., 500 lbs. 

 @ 25c per lb. 



Specialization as practiced by this company has definitely raised our standard for quality and at the 

 same time lowered our costs, — an excellent combination. 



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