Stokes' Otalog, 1Q 17 MaRket-Gkowers Edition 



PINK or PURPLE TOMATOES 



Every season we are supplying more and more southern planters with their Tomato 

 seed. The results which a great many of these men are having with our strains is the very 

 best selling argument we have, for more and more planters are realizing that well-bred Tomato 

 seed means larger crop returns to the acre than almost any one factor in their farm opera- 

 tions. The main points to be taken into consideration in choosing a good variety for shipment 

 to northern markets are earliness, uniformity of shape and size, solid and high-quality fruits, 

 and sturdy vines which will produce a prolific crop. Purple or so-called pink varieties are the 

 most desirable because of their ability to ripen uniformly after being picked when green. Any 

 one of these features lacking will be a considerable setback to the planter. Great care should 

 also be taken with local insects and diseases which may attack the crop. 

 All of these features will be absolutely of no avail if the planter is so 

 unfortunate as to get into the hands of a dishonest commission man, and 

 we would advise extreme care in your choice of men if you are not 

 already well established. 



1030 Stokes* Standard Globe 



A SHIPPING TOMATO WIDELY USED BY SOUTHERN PLANTERS 



An extra-early Tomato distinctly of the globe type. Its color is a 

 beautiful and uniform purple-pink and its quality is superb. As a sli- 

 cing Tomato we know of no superior. Stokes' Standard Globe is one of 

 the very best shipping sorts that we know of, for it may be picked 

 when green and hard and by the time it is put on sale three or four 

 days later it will be in beautiful condition. Our strain of Globe will average 144 to 

 the crate which is the standard carrier. The vines are exceptionally strong and 

 vigorous and have been selected for blight resistance. All the seed saved is from 

 selected fruit. We cannot recommend this Tomato too highly either for southern ship- 

 ments or for northern greenhouse work. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Vi'b. 75 cts., 

 lb. $2.50. 



Home-garden planters have found S. S. Globe to serve their needs admirably well, 

 pass it up again if you have never tried it 



1032 June Pink 



THE EARLIANA OF THE PURPLE VARIETIES 



June Pink is an extra-early Tomato resembling in appearance and habit of growth the Earliana in almost every particular except 

 in its color. It is an enormously productive sort and develops good-sized fruits throughout the season. Its color is a bright, attractive 

 pink, and under conditions where earliness comes above everything else, we could not advise a better variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 

 cts.,Vi lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



1036 Ponderosa 



A POPULAR SLICING VARIETY 



A main-season purple Tomato, bearing very large fruits ripening close up to the stem throughout the entire crop. The vigorous 



and strong-growing vines are not 

 subject to blight or rust. Pon- 



Don't 



Globe Tomato 



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Ponderosa Tomatoes 



derosa is particularly in demand 

 in many eastern and southern 

 markets. It is unexcelled for 

 cooking or slicing and is recom- 

 mended for either commercial or 

 home-garden purposes. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 40 cts., V 4 lb. $1.50, lb. $5. 



1040 Yellow Plum 



The fruits average 1 Y2 inches 

 in length and 3^ inch in diameter. 

 They are of a bright Iemon-yel- 

 Iow and of excellent flavor. This 

 is the most desirable sort for pick- 

 ling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 V 4 lb. 65 cts., lb. $2.50. 



1045 Red Pear 



The fruit is a bright red, of true 

 pear-shape and of rich flavor. 

 We prefer the Red Pear to the 

 Red Plum, which is sometimes 

 sold under this name. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 20c, y 4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.50. 



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