STOKES 

 1 936 INTRODUCTION 



NEW LAST YEAR. EARLIER AND LARGER THAN MARGLOBE 



STOKESDALE is proving worthy of its name. Although now only in its fifth generation and requiring at least 

 one more year for final fixing of type, it already has demonstrated its remarkable strength. It will mature with 

 the Bonny Best class, and that means a week to ten days ahead of Marglobe. In size will range two to three ounces 

 larger than Marglobe. It is comparatively free from stem-end crack. What slight cracks do develop are of the 

 concentric type. Its production is remarkable. Like Rutgers, it ripens from the inside out which is helpful on 

 the Government Grading platform. Its rare flavor is a distinct asset. 



Because of the unusual heat of July, 1936, we do not have a final judgment on its vine coverage. It did not 

 stand the 145° field temperatures as well as Marglobe. As a result, our Proving-Ground selections have been 

 made toward slightly heavier foliage. /'Obviously too vegetative a growth means much later maturity At the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture Plant Breeding Station at Beltsville, Md., and in a test-plot in the Northern Neck 

 of Virginia, conducted by the University of Virginia, Stokesdale did not survive in the soils which were heavily 

 infected with Fusarium Wilt. Otherwise, various experiment stations report disease-resistant factors about equal 

 to Marglobe. 



Stokesdale is enthusiastically recommended to growers who can profit either by a quick-maturing Tomato, 

 or who, because of high latitude or altitude, must have a Tomato that will ripen in a short season. This, obviously, 

 makes Stokesdale important in our northern-tier states and in Canada, where full crops of Stokes Master Marglobe 

 usually cannot develop. The St. Catharines, Ontario, Trial-Grounds of Stokes Seeds Ltd. gave a convincing demon- 

 stration of the importance of Stokesdale for the North. Favorable reports have also come to us from as far South 

 as Florida and Texas. If you did not plant Stokesdale in 1936, we urge that you give it consideration this year. 

 Obviously, no Tomato is suitable to all conditions, but this has made a lot of money for some of our customers. 

 Price, Postpaid: Trade pkt. 25 cts./ oz. $1; y^\\i. $2.75; lb. $10. 



StokeidaU—1938 "Tl 



Proving-Ground stock for the experts, the premium seekers, and the breeders. This gives you the 1938 model 

 one year in advance. It is one of the most distinguished Tomato types we have ever produced. Price, Postpaid: 

 Trade pkt. $1,- V40Z. $1.50; Vaoz. $2.75; oz. $5. 



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