Stokes Seed Farms Company, Moores town, New Jersey 



Four Hundred Carloads of Stokes' Celery Will Be Shipped 

 from Sanford, Florida, This Winter 



One ounce of seed will produce about 5,000 plants 



According to the latest advices the present estimate of Celery to be shipped out of Sanford, Florida, this season, from our seed, 

 will be at least four hundred cars. Fifteen trainloads of one vegetable from one town should give almost anyone an idea of the posi- 

 tion we hold in the vegetable-growing industry of this country. The above figures can be confirmed more in detail by any celery-grower 

 who desires further information concerning them. The bulk of this shipment will be from Golden Self-Blanching. There will be some 

 Easy Blanching and a small portion of White Plume. The latest reports from Sanford made a special mention of the fact that the 

 germination of our seed was so strong that the crop was going to be exceptionally heavy. 



A TELEGRAM FROM SODUS, NEW YORK 



"We planted 30 acres Stokes' Celery this season which has yielded more than 350 crates of fine Celery per acre. I consider this a re- 

 markable yield considering the fact that this has been the worst season in the sixteen years that I have been in the Celery business. Can 

 heartily recommend Stokes' Seed." 



This customer purchased 20 pounds of our S. S. Golden Self-Blanching Celery from us this past season and the crop referred to 

 in the wire quoted above is from that seed. Mr. Snyder has asked us to reserve 10 pounds from the same grower for his 1917 plant- 

 ing. For confirmation of the above telegram, we should be glad to give the name of this customer to any responsible party. 



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S. S. Golden Self-Blanching Celery 



Again we offer to our trade stock of this celebrated "Golden" Celery, which has been carried over and found to be up to its 

 usual high quality. So much depends on the seed stock of this Celery that we have made it a definite rule to test out all seed 

 before sending it out to our trade. We believe this extra protection is due everyone. The remarkable success of many members of 

 the New York State Vegetable-Growers' Association, as well as a large portion of the Michigan muck-growers, during this past 

 season, gives us a fuller measure of confidence than we could otherwise possibly have. No one need fear for the germinating qual- 

 ities of this seed, for we guarantee it to be entirely 

 satisfactory to everyone. 



Golden Self-blanching is the standard early Celery 

 the country over. It is of finer quality and will be 

 ready for use earlier in the fall than any other Celery 

 under cultivation. The plants are of medium size, 

 thick and stocky, and with yellowish green foliage. 

 The inner stems and leaves blanch as the plant 

 matures. Its quality is unsurpassed by any of the 

 early varieties, and it is sown by a large proportion 

 of planters. Pkt. 10 cts., V 4 oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50, 

 l/ 4 lb. $5, lb. $18. 



192 White Plume 



A SPLENDID EARLY MARKET CELERY 



The chief feature of White Plume is its beautiful 

 appearance. It has light green leaves shading nearly 

 white at the tips, and will find a ready sale on almost 

 all markets. As the plants mature the inner stems 

 and leaves turn white, but in order to give it the 

 very best appearance the plants should be artificially 

 blanched before being placed on the market. We do 

 not recommend this variety for home use as it has 

 a very flat flavor and in fact is almost bitter. The 

 buying public, however, does not seem to remember 

 the flavor of early Celery from one year to another 

 and, therefore, White Plume usually finds as good 

 markets if not better than any variety the whole 

 winter through. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., V^b. 

 85 cts., lb. $3. 



194 INofault Giant 



An American variety, introduced by Walter P. 

 Stokes in 1912, and which has since become very 

 popular. It is earlier and larger than White Plume, 

 and fully as large as Golden Self-blanching; very 

 solid and of excellent flavor. It is by far the best 

 white Celery that we know of, and can be sown 

 very early without running to seed. It originated in 

 a block of Giant Pascal, having the size and quality 

 of the parent, but with a distinct self-blanching 

 habit, which runs wonderfully true to type. As a 

 table Celery we know of no superior. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Three handsome stalks of White Plume Celery sent in to us by a Philadelphia market-grower OZ. 30 cts., Y^lb. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



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