STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 



No. 158 

 Improved 

 Long Orange 



Days to Maturity, 78. 

 Listed under this name by 

 W. Atlee Burpee Co., in 1881, 

 as an improvement over the 

 original Long Orange, a vari- 

 ety now no longer used. The 

 strain is slightly earlier than 

 either Danvers Half-Long or 

 the old Long Orange type. 

 The color is a deep golden 

 yellow, even in the early 

 stages of its growth, shading 

 to a deep orange red when 

 fully grown. The surface of 

 the root is very smooth over 

 its entire length, which will 

 average over seven inches. 

 This variety is particularly 

 recommended for light, well- 

 tilled soil, and care should 

 be taken to prepare the 

 ground deeper than for any 

 of the other varieties that we 

 offer. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 

 U lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50, post- 

 paid. 



Several varieties were tried 

 out for stock purposes, and 

 while some of the Belgian 

 sorts have a longer growing 

 season the Chantenay, Dan- 

 vers Half-long, and Oxheart have proved to be the best suited to 

 general culture. The Chantenay is easily the favorite, since it gives 

 a half long carrot that is easy to handle and produces well." Cul- 

 ture of Carrots," by .W. S. Thornbrer, State College of Washington. 



IMPROVED LONG ORANGE (x 2/3) 



No. 156 

 Oxheart or 

 Guerande 



Days to Matur- 

 ity, 80. A variety 

 introduced by Vil- 

 morin, of Paris. 

 Listed as Oxheart 

 by Burpee in 1884 

 and as Guerande 

 by Ferry in 1885. 

 Apparently it was 

 known under both 

 names in France. 

 The tops of this 

 carrot are compar- 

 atively small. The 

 roots will attain a 

 length of about 

 three and one-half 

 inches, and at the 

 thickest point will 

 average at least 

 three inches in di- 

 ameter. It is a very 

 desirable variety for 

 hard, stiff soils, be- 

 cause of the ease 

 with which it may be harvested. The flesh is a deep orange and 

 of splendid quality when pulled during the earlier stages of growth. 

 Oxheart is often grown for stock purposes, and will produce per- 

 haps more tons to the acre than any variety we now list. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 20c, M lb. 50c, 1 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



The value of root crops on the average American farm is only 

 slightly appreciated as compared with the root crops of many 

 European farms. This is due in part to the labor problem and in 

 part to the lack of the knowledge of how easy it is to produce an 

 abundance of feed for certain kinds of live Mock at a minimum cost. 



DANVERS HALF LONG (x 2/5) 



Rhubarb 



(Rheum) 



HISTORY — Probably a native of Asia. Our garden rhubarb must not centuries, 

 be confused with the ancient drug under the same name which was 

 called Rhabarbarum by the Greeks. The name is taken from the river 

 Rha, on the banks of which some of the finest rhubarb was reputed to 



grow. This river is now called the 

 Volga. The last three syllables, 

 barbarum, can be accounted for 

 from the fact that much of the 

 ancient drug was brought to 

 Barbary before being sent to the 

 other countries. The ancient drug 

 trade was of the greatest import- 

 ance and antiquity, very often 

 being the object of entire caravans 

 over the long continental routes. 

 It is mentioned in the Chinese 

 Herbal, Pen-King, believed to date 

 from 2700 B. C. The rhubarb of 

 our gardens, according to Vil- 

 morin, is that referred to by 

 botanists as Rheum hybridum, a 

 native of Mongolia. However, he 

 states it is not impossible that some 

 of the varieties of this species may 

 have sprung either directly or as a 

 result of crossing from the Rheum 

 Undullatum of North America. 

 Rhubarb was not grown as a vege- 

 RHUBARB table extensively until the last few 



. It was first cultivated in England by Dr. Fathergill in 

 1778, but was not brought into general use as a vegetable until several 

 years after. Vilmorin claims five distinct varieties, which in itself stamps 

 as ridiculous the custom of American seedsmen, who at the present time 

 list rhubarb under 86 varietal names. There is considerable question 

 with rhubarb as with asparagus if there is such a thing as variety, for 

 it is largely a matter merely of individual strains. 



Rhubarb is proving to be a very profitable crop for a great many 

 market gardeners. Victoria is a verry common name. We are, at 

 present, able to offer both roots and seed, all of selected strain and 

 we offer them with every confidence that they will bring good 

 results either for outdoor planting or for winter forcing, in which 

 case roots should be frozen once or twice, either artificially in 

 cold storage or under natural conditions and then placed in a damp 

 cellar, covering them with earth and watering frequently. J or 

 outdoor sowing Rhubarb should be sown in a shallow drill, one 

 ounce of seed to 100 feet of row, and later thin to 10 to 12 mches m 

 the row and keep well cultivated. Stalks should not be cut until 

 the plants have had a full season's growth. The use of roots, how- 

 ever, will very often produce strong, better-yielding stalks than 

 seed the following spring, for it is better to allow stalks grown from 

 seed an extra year of growth before cutting. 



A bed of Rhubarb should be in every garden— it is a permanent 

 investment. 



No. 1660 Victoria. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, H lb. 75c, 1 lb. $2.50, 

 postpaid. 



Roots. Per doz. $1.50, per 25 $2.75, postpaid. 



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Do not plant Improved Long Orange until soil is prepared to a depth of ten inches 



