STOKES VEGETABLE SPECIALS FOR 1932 

 Stokes Master Marglobe Tomato 



Days to maturity, 130-140. This 

 strain represents our most advanced 

 work in seed-breeding, the product of 

 li\e years' selection over six plant- 

 ^^cnerations. Stokes Master Marglobe 

 has been bred for greater depth, in- 

 terior solidity, and productiveness. The 

 pliotograph in natural colors on the 

 (ipposite page, together with the photo- 

 graphs on this page, cannot fail to 

 interest Tomato-growers. This includes 

 the large southern planter who ships 

 green-wrap Tomatoes, the farmer who 

 grows for the cannery, either for the 

 manufacture of whole canned Tomatoes 

 or of puree; the northern gardener who 

 sells on local markets or by the roadside; 

 and the home gardener who is interested 

 in quahty. The advantages of a deep 

 Examining staked hills incur breeding plots and, at the same time, coreless Tomato 



are obvious, and the market of recent 

 years has invariably given it the premium. The added solidity is, perhaps, an even more important factor. The unique 

 photographs at the foot of this page tell an important story. Certainly there is little choice between the original Mar- 

 globe, as fine as that is, and the Master Marglobe from point of view of table quality, shipping ability, and sohd content. 

 The latter point is of inestimable value to the manufacturer. Furthermore, we have definitely added to the pro- 

 ductiveness of the original Marglobe by this strain. Our recent plant selections average over 60 fruits per plant, a 

 truly remarkable figure when the unusual size of the fruit is considered. 



Realizing the importance of developing a deeper and more solid Tomato, we made our first selection of this master 

 strain in Virginia in 1927, this selection coming from one plant chosen out of an 80-acre field, seed for which had been 

 supphed by Dr. F. J. Pritchard the year previous. This seed was immediately sent to our Texas Branch where it was 

 placed under the supervision of our plant-breeder, M. Mokta, for two generations. In 1929 it was brought to New Jersey 

 where further single-plant selections were made. From this crop, seed was saved and sent south for winter production 

 in the Virgin Islands. This crop was inspected and rogued by an ofiicer of the Company and the seed sent north for 

 further production. In 1930 and 1931 we continued our single-plant selections in New Jersey. 



Price: Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $1; l/4lb. $3.50; lb. $12; 5 lbs., $11 50 per ll>. 



Saving seed from a single-plant selection 



The result obtained after five years' selection. The specimen on the left shows the great solidity of Master Marglobe. The one on 

 the right is the original Marglobe. The photograph in color on the opposite page indicates the great depth of Master Marglobe 



WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY 



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