STOKES VEGETABLE SPECIALS FOR 1932 



The Pritchard Tomato (New) 



Originally put out for trial as Scarlet Topper. Now officially named Pritchard 

 by the U. S. Department of Agriculture 



Days to maturity, 120-130. This Tomato is illustrated in color on 

 our front cover. It was Dr. Pritcliard's last release before his death in 

 February, and one that will do honor to his memory. Although its 

 first name, Scarlet Topper, was, in a measure, descriptive of the va- 

 riety, we heartily applaud the Department in their now giving it the 

 name of Pritchard. This action is but just recognition of the work of a 

 great plant-breeder, and will be gratefully accepted by thousands who 

 have profited by Fred Pritchard's introductions (three of them are 

 fisted on this page). 



The Pritchard is a Marglobe X Cooper's Special hybrid, and as 

 such combines the well-known Marglobe quafities with the earfiness, 

 productiveness, and self-topping features of Cooper's Special. The 

 Pritchard is an intense scarlet, both exterior and interior. Its remark- 

 ably early maturity gives the variety a place of great prominence. It 

 may eventually replace both Earliana and Bonny Best. 



The structure of Pritchard is verj- similar to Marglobe, it showing great 

 interior solidity with no core and very small seed-pockets. One outstand- 

 ing feature is its enormous productiveness when properly fed. It is not at 

 all unusual to find plants bearing from 75 to 80 fruits. A field we inspected 

 in New Jersej' this present season averaged over 18 tons per acre. One 

 picking alone averaged 12 tons per acre, a J'sbushel basket being gathered 

 from every 3}^ plants. Such a record in a season when the New Jersey 

 state average is in the neighborhood of 4.3 tons per acre speaks for itself. 

 Price: Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1 ; l^lb. $3.50; lb. $12; 

 5 lbs., $11.50 per lb. 



The Stokes Marglobe 



Days to maturity, 130-140. We ofl''er this as an excellent type 

 of the original Pritchard Marglobe as introduced seven years ago. 



The fruit is a deep scarlet color, perfectly globular and 

 smooth. Its thick walls and cross-sections 

 make it an excellent shipper. This variety 

 shows great disease-resistance under wilt 

 and nail-head rust conditions. 

 The stock we offer is of our 

 own growing and has been 



Dn Frederick J. Pritchard 



1874—1931 



WE would indeed be ungrateful were we 

 to fail to express our heavy sense of 

 loss in the untimely death of Dr. Frederick 

 J. Pritchard, Senior Physiologist of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. His name will 

 go down among the great plant-breeders of 

 our country. The remarkable varieties 

 developed through his hybridization and 

 selection, especially of tomatoes, will bring 

 wealth and a sense of well-being to genera- 

 tions yet unborn — ^yet he said he had only 

 begun his work. His modest, kindly spirit 

 will be remembered by all who knew him. 

 His consecrated life will be an inspiration 

 to his fellows. We salute the memory of a 

 great and good man. 



tified to as to type purity and freedom from 

 disease by the New Jersey State Department of Agriculture. 



Price: Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; i/4lb. $1.75; lb. $6; 

 5 lbs., $5.75 per lb. 



Break o'Day 



The 

 Stokes 

 Marglobe 



Days to maturity, 120-130. Break o'Day is a Pritchard hybrid 

 between Marglobe and Marvana. In maturity. Break o'Day 

 and Pritchard are about even. There are two things that 

 can be said for Break o'Day: First, its great earliness, and, second, 

 its great productiveness. There are two points about Break 

 o'Day which have made it unacceptable to some planters: First, 

 the preponderance of a yellow pigment in the skin giving it an 

 orange-red cast rather than a pure scarlet; and, second, its very 

 light vine-growth. Many of our customers will continue with 

 Break o'Day because of its great productiveness. One of our 

 fields produced beautifully formed, large Tomatoes, even after 

 there were no leaves left on the vines. One grower we interviewed 

 reported shipping 28 carloads of Break o'Day, at a good profit. 

 We do not recommend this with quite the enthusiasm we did a 

 year ago, but we feel there is considerable merit to it and that 

 under certain conditions it will prove profitable. Price: Pkt. 

 15 cts.; oz. 65 cts.; l/4lb. $2; lb. $7.50; 5 lbs., $7.25 per lb. 



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