Stokes Seed Farms Co., Growers, Moorestown, N. J. [Buriigton county] 



SUPEn-STANDAnD SUPPLEJ^ENT 



On this and the following seven pages you will find our 17 Super-Standards. These stocks are 

 not designed for the cheap buyer but, on the other hand, have been developed to satisfy the demands 

 of the critical grower who has come to appreciate the value of planting only well-bred seeds. You 

 can find seed "bargains" anywhere, but they are usually followed by regrets. If you are an experi- 

 enced market-gardener we are sure you are not looking for cheap seed, for you have long ago found 

 it is the most expensive in the long run. The increased cost of our Super-Standards is only in propor- 

 tion to the increased expense, time, and painstaking care that have been applied to these stocks. As a 

 mark of identification and to insure their genuineness they will be sold only under the signature of 



FRANCIS C. STOKES 



WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS • Seed and Roots 



/ Stokes 

 'Super - Standard 



A rust-resistant strain which has achieved immense popularity, and, we believe, 

 is destined to supersede all other varieties. The amazing increase in the con- 

 sumption of Asparagus as an early spring vegetable has had its reaction in the planting of a large 

 additional acreage, much of which has been planted with this new Washington variety. 



Asparagus growers in many parts of the country w^ere nearly put out of business by rust. To them 

 this new ii troduction has reversed their whole situation, and even in districts which were not seriously 

 affected by '"ust, growers are no longer taking chances with 

 older varieties, for they realize an Asparagus bed is a per- 

 manent investment and the shght additional cost of Wash- ^ 

 ington seed or roots is in no way out of propor- - 1'^^ 



tion to the protection which it gives them. The 

 pedigree of our Super-Standard stock may be 

 traced back to the best plants found in a ten 

 years' search among milhons of Asparagus 

 plants which were tested. The work has been 

 done by some of the best plant-breeders in 

 the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Washington is an Asparagus uniformly 

 rust-resistant, high-yielding, of large size and 

 rapid growth, all of which indicates tenderness 

 and a brilHant appearance, and these things 

 in turn give greater market value. Asparagus 

 growers should not be satisfied with anything 

 but the best attainable, and it is our sincere 

 behef that Washington surpasses any available 

 stock at the present time. On the advice of 

 Asparagus experts in the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, we are listing only one-year-old 

 roots, as they have proved to be the most 

 satisfactory for transplanting. Once again we 

 are able to offer seed, although our supply is 

 not unhmited. Last season we were oversold 

 on our supply of roots before February 1. We 

 anticipate that the demand this year will be 

 even greater. Price of roots, delivered, $2.50 

 per 100, $10 for 500, $18 per 1,000, $80 per 

 5,000, $15" per 10,0^^0. 



Price of seed, large pnt. 25 cts., oz. 50 cts., 

 V4lb. $1.75, lb. $6, 10 lbs. $50. 



Cultural Suggestions. Asparagus thrives 

 best in reasonably hght soil. One pound of seed 

 will produce enough roots for two acres if planted 

 in rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet apart in the row. 

 The ground should be well-manured, and fall 

 plowing is preferable where possible. The furrows 

 should be 10 inches deep, so that the root crown 

 is about 6 inches below the level of the ground. 

 As the roots develop, the furrows should be 

 gradually filled in and hilled up. For small gar- 

 den plantation, 100 roots will be sufficient for a 

 family of five. No permanent harm is done by 

 cutting the shoots the first year, but we do not ad- 

 vise heavy cutting until the second or third year. Washington Asparagus 



