STOKES VEGETABLE SPECIALS FOR 1932 



Stokes Riverhead Snowball Cauliflower 



Stokes Riverhead Snowball Cauliflower 



Days to maturity, 110-120. Ri\-erhead is 

 recommended for maturitj- either as an earlj' or 

 a late Cauliflower. For main season we recom- 

 mend Stolces Dwarf Erfurt. Riverhead is early 

 maturing and will prove to be one of the very 

 purest strains of any ^•egetabIe offered in this 

 Catalog. From standpoint of sheer perfection, 

 \\e believe it is unsurpassed by any strain of 

 Cauliflo\\ er now offered — this regardless of price. 

 The plant is ^•igorous and quick-growing. It is 

 compact, but not too short -lea^-ed. The head has 

 unusual depth, is solid, finely grained, and pure 

 white in color. The stock will mature with great 

 evenness, and on the market the fine texture of 

 the heads, which are completeh' free from head- 

 leaves when properly grown, brings the highest 

 price. Growers who do not know Stokes River- 

 head Snowball will promptly recognize its dis- 

 tinctly superior qualities. Cauliflower does best 

 when the heads are de^•eloped in cool nights. 

 Otherwise its culti^•ation is quite similar to the 

 growth of good cabbage, except that the heads 

 of Cauliflower must be protected from the sun. 

 This is readily accomplished by loosely gather- 

 ing the tops of the leaves together as the heads 

 begin to form. 



Price: Pkt. 25 cts.; V4OZ. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50; 

 yjb. $5; lb. $18; 5 lbs., $16 per lb. 



Glory of Calabria Broccoli 



America's Most Important New Vegetable Introduction 

 130-130. Rarelv has it been our pleasure to assist in popularizing a new vegetable as has 



Days to maturity, 

 been the case with this most delicious of green vegetables, Broccol 

 Southern Italy, it was almost unknown in America 

 until 1927. Since that time it has been literally 

 accepted with open arms. In 1929, New York City 

 alone handled the enormous total of 786 carloads, 

 which certainly brings Broccoli past the experi- 

 mental stage. 



Calabria Broccoli may be described as a green- 

 headed cauliflower. Broccoli, however, does not 

 require the same care as cauliflower. It should be 

 started in plant-beds and transplanted to the field 

 so that it will mature during the late spring or the 

 early fall. It requires a definitely cool season for its 

 proper growth. The head develops on the main 

 stalk, and, after this is cut and marketed, smaller 

 heads will de\ elop from the axis of the leaves. These 

 are cut and tied in bunches of two or three, thus 

 doubling the output. Growers can put great de- 

 pendence in our seed as a member of our firm made 

 a special trip to Italy to locate original sources. All 

 of our stock is thus imported from Italy and has been 

 proved before being offered. 



The consumers' demand for Broccoli is increasing 

 rapidly everv^ season. Give it a thorough trial. 



Price: Pkt 15 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; V4lb. $1.40; lb. $5; 

 5 lbs., $4.75 per lb. 



Coming from the remote Province of Calabria, 



Glory of Calabria Broccoli, grown in the Rio Grande Valley 



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Please see pages 20 to 27 for General Vegetable List 



FRANCIS C. STOKES & CO., Inc. 



