These Five Stokescross F2 Hybrids Come From Distinguished Lines 



Each has its distinct place. Two or more may be needed to complete your tomato acreage. 



This is ibeir background: 



Stokescross Hybrids ore the product of crossing Amer- 

 ica's outstanding tomato stocks. For 69 years the Stokes 

 organization has contributed to the tomato industry. It has 

 never offered more valuable material. Stokes started hybrid- 

 izing tomatoes in 1942. Now, thru tv/o outdoor generations 

 per year, great progress is evident. The summer breeding 

 is carried on in Burlington County, Nev/ Jersey, the winter 

 breeding in the Province of Santa Clara, Cuba. Stokescross 

 Hybrids represent a long step forward for the tomato 

 industry. 



What hybrid vigor meatjs to you: 



The phenomenon of hybrid vigor is an established fact. 

 In hybrid corn the annual dividend approximates $750 mil- 

 lion. The same generic principles apply to tomatoes and 

 other crops. The first generation or Fi tomato hybrid it 

 extremely expensive. Stokes has specialized in developing Fj 

 lines which show almost no segregation. The Stokescross 

 strains while largely retaining the Fi characters, offer you 

 these undisputed advantages: I. Heavier production. 2. A 

 lengthened harvest. 3. Richer color and flavor. 4. More 

 solid interior. 5. Usually less cracking. (No tomato is as yet 

 crack free when heavy rains follow drought.) The over- 

 all result is more and better quality fruit. In many instances, 

 the gross cash income has been doubled. 



S/oAescross Wo. 1 (195!) 



41/2 oz. fruit ripens 65 days from transplanting. 



This new F2 hybrid is recommended for the grower who 

 profits from the extra early market. It is distinguished by 

 a fabulous production of beautiful fruit. Its vine growth 

 is restricted, but under normal summer temperatures, it 

 affords the fruit sufficient coverage. Fruit sizes up well. Very 

 solid. Will ship well. Has style. This is a brand-new Stokes- 

 cross No. I. It is not to be confused with the 1950 strain 

 which was too small. Garden Paci<.ets only, until August 

 75, 7957. 



S/oAescjoss No. 2 (1951) 



41/2 oz. fruit ripens 70 days from transplanting. 



This new F- hybrid has been bred in Cuba at our Santa 

 Clara breeding grounds. It is especially recommended for 

 use by tomato growers who can profit by a prodigious 

 production of early ripening, brilliant fruit. It is essentially 

 a market garden tomato, but it is likely to find an im- 

 portant place with the processors of the more northerly 

 tomato districts. The fruit somewhat resembles Stokesdale 

 (Stokes 1936), but the plant is far more robust and will 

 furnish better coverage. Stokescross No. 2 carries a sparkling 

 rich tomato flavor. Do not confuse this with 1950 Stokescross 

 No. 2 which was much smaller. 



S/oAescross No. 3 



5 oz. fruit ripens 75 days from transplanting. 



This completely new and distinct hybrid will not be avail- 

 able commercially until August 15, 1951. It promises to be 

 in a class by itself. In developing this hybrid we especially 

 had in mind a tomato more suitable to the important cello- 

 phane box tomato packers. (Their business has reached a 

 volume In excess of $100 million per year). This group is 

 colling for a tomato of 4I/2 oz. size that is firm enough 

 to be harvested at turning stage and carry some authentic 

 tomato flavor to the consumer in the six month period when 

 garden tomatoes are not available. 



S/o/cescross Wo. 4 



51/2 oz. fruit ripens 80 days after transplanting. 



This brilliant F- hybrid is already established as a tomato 

 of enormous importance. Its hybrid vigor is at once seen 

 in its ability to produce large, solid, highly flavored fruit, 

 in quantity, fully 10 days in advance of Rutgers. When 

 adequately fertilized it will surpass Rutgers in production 

 by a wide margin. As a canning tomato its deep red color 

 and solid interior is especially noticeable. Under normal 

 weather conditions it will be almost crack free, a factor 

 probably due to its deeper root system. 



S/o/cescross Wo. 5 



51/2 oz. fruit ripens 85 days from transplanting. 



Yields exceeding 30 tons per acre have been recorded for 

 this distinguished Fj hybrid. It has a long harvest season. 

 Its hybrid vigor stands out in its heavy production of highly 

 flavored and highly colored fruit. In normal weather 

 Stokescross No. 5 carries much of the crock free qualities 

 of No. 4. (No tomato is completely crock free following a 

 heavy rain.) The Interior of No. 5 Is extremely solid, a factor 

 making it of great Importance as a canning tomato. It will 

 stand up in the can far better than the conventional sorts. 

 Thousands of acres of Stokescross No. 5 will be grown in 

 1951. 



Price of Seed: 



$5.00 per ounce. There are no apologies for this price. 

 Each ounce contains over 5,000 seeds. This seed in official 

 New Jersey State Seed Laboratory tests averages 95 to 

 98% germination. One ounce of seed, therefore, will plant 

 more than one acre. Several 1950 reports tell us of Stokes- 

 cross crops grossing in excess of $500 per acre. No one 

 will hesitate to spend 1% ^'"^'^ °^ tomato seed. 



Garden packets (opprox. 200 seeds) are 50(-. Trade packets 

 (opprox. 500 seeds) are $1.00. 



