Valiant— f;f//<7 Early • Bxm Large ' Extra Smooth 



Fertilizer Recommendations for Valiant 



Valiant, which is grown primarily as an early market 

 Tomato, should have the 1000 pounds of 0-16-0 or 2-16-0 

 application with a quick side dressing of 400 pounds of 

 10-0-15 and later side dressings of 10-0-15 if the plants 

 seem to lose vigor. 



Ratio, depth-to-width, 90 per cent. Days to maturity, 108. 

 Average weight, 8 ounces. 



. F. C. Stokes, A. A. Foster and T. Wood Wyne at our 1940 

 Field Day. Valiant has been a consistent money-maker for 

 Mr. Wyne, a prominent Gloucester County Tomato grower. 



IN MANY districts, Valiant is fast replacing the Earliana 

 types. The four additional days' time that is required for 

 its maturity is quickly overlooked when the market returns 

 come in. Valiant has a sparse, open vine and therefore will 

 never be an all-purpose Tomato, but in its limited field, where 

 it can be matured without too much danger of sunburn, it 

 is already greatly prized. 



By the use of hotbed-grown, blocked plants, Valiant, under 

 average New Jersey conditions, matures most of its crop before 

 the severe July heat. The fruit is so smooth and deep that in 

 many cases it is marketed in the Marglobe class. With proper 

 feeding on heavier soils, we have seen Valiant develop an 

 almost normal vine-coverage. 



Valiant, a Stokes 1936 introduction, is now in its ninth 

 generation. It is a half-brother of Stokesdale, being a selection 

 out of that remarkable variety. The fruit is unusually large in 

 comparison with the vine, is solid and of brilliant scarlet color. 

 Valiant is not recommended as a cannery type, nor is it recom- 

 mended for production where it cannot be matured under 

 normal temperatures. In its field, however, it has made a 

 handsome profit for those who have handled it properly. We 

 recommend that a planting of Stokesdale should always follow 

 Valiant. 



Valiant was the best Tomato we ever had. Very solid, free from cracks, 

 and of excellent flavor. As to earliness, they were not enough behind Earli- 

 ana to be noticeable. I have never been disappointed in Stokes' seeds. — 

 C. J. T., Auburn, Me. 



Prke, postpaid: Trade pkt. 50 c(s.; oz. $1; 

 V4lb. $3; lb. $10; 5 lbs. $45 



