Tomato is the Number One U. S. Vegetable 



It deserves your strongest effort 



THE Tomato Industry in this time of national crisis will quickly 

 take its part in helping to maintain national health and well-being. 

 Your job in this whole dirty business is production — carefully planned 

 production. And in your odd moments sow a few seeds of courage 

 and hope. /^The seeds of gloom were planted long ago.y 



This Catalog, written by Tomato men for Tomato men, offers five 

 authentic Stokes strains. We consider them among America's finest. 

 Each is the product of many years' breeding effort, combined with 

 scrupulous care in production and processing. Stokesdale Proving- 

 Grounds, at Vincentown, New Jersey, and our Winter Proving- 

 Grounds at Homestead, Florida, are the background for this intensive 

 effort. Ours is one of the few seed firms in any country devoting its 

 entire time, capital, and strength to Tomatoes. 



Your success as a Tomato grower is measured by your ability to 

 secure high production of better than average quality fruit. You will 

 never harvest better than you sow. For all growers who seek the very 

 best in Tomatoes, we suggest that you consult your nearest seed 

 merchant who sells Stokes Tomato Seed. If he cannot be found, you 

 have to write to us at Vincentown, New Jersey. 



May we also suggest that you act with promptness, for the reason 

 that the demand for our seed continues far ahead of our ability to 

 supply it. Never in our sixty years have we been so nearly sold out 

 in advance of the planting season. 



1941 — Our Sixtieth Year 



President 



FRANCIS C. STOKES COMPANY 



Breeders and Growers of Fine Tomato Seed 



VINCENTOWN, N. J., U. S. A. 



