HYBRIDS 



ore/ ^sror 1953. 



Hybrid Tomatoes Are Again In Star Performance 



The validity of Hybrid Vigor is an accepted fact. Francis C. 

 Stokes Co., after ten years of research has applied this phenom- 

 enon to F2 tomatoes with astonishing success. For the fourth 

 consecutive year we are conducting a Winter Proving Ground 

 in the Province of Santa Clara, Cuba. This program allows two 

 outdoor generations per year which in part accounts for the 

 lead we have attained in the F2 Hybrid Tomato field. 



This leaflet tells the story of our progress to date. We still 

 hold to five Stokescross strains, our top choices to date out of 

 hundreds of crosses. The carefully written descriptions on page 

 4 of this folder antedate our catalog. Please accept them as 

 accurately covering our present stocks. The buyer must make his 

 own choices, although in the final analysis, actual experience 

 with your own conditions will be your ultimate guide. We shall 

 be glad to help you in making these choices. 



Stokescross F2 Hybrids are the tomatoes of tomorrow. We 

 are sure you will want to include them in your 1 953 acreage. 



