STOKES TOMATO INTRODUCTIONS 



Atlantic Prize 1889 



Sparks' Earliana 1900 



Bonny Best 1908 



Master Margiobe 1930 



Stokesdale 1936 



Valiant 1937 



A MARK OF DEPENDABILITY 



THIS competitive age calls for perfectionists. A man doing one 

 thing very well will do his job with greater thoroughness and 

 greater understanding than a man who tries to do many things. We 

 are now devoting our entire energy, thought, and capital to Tomatoes. 

 We eat, sleep, and sometimes dream Tomatoes! If you do anything 

 with Tomatoes besides eating them, a reading of this Catalog should 

 not be a waste of time. 



As breeders and growers of Tomato seed, we can help make To- 

 matoes your most profitable crop in 1938. That profit is dependent 

 on your producing a quantity of healthy, well-bred fruit. That kind of 

 fruit can only be grown from seed with a strong inheritance. 



The breeding program carried on for so many years at our Stokes- 

 dale Proving Grounds has developed stocks of recognized strength. 

 We long ago saw the necessity for many different varieties in covering 

 the broad requirements of continental production. Out of the ten 

 stocks offered in this Catalog, it is altogether likely that one or more of 

 them is well suited to your conditions. Great care has been taken in 

 the production of all of our seed. Likewise, much stress has been laid on 

 clarity and simplicity in writing these Catalog descriptions. We are de- 

 termined that the slogan "Grown by Stokes" shall be an infallible 

 mark of dependability in Tomato seed. 



F. C. Stokes and Prof. L. G. Schermerhorn 

 on our Stokesdale Proving Grounds the after- 

 noon of our Field Day, August 17, 1937. 



Where Is Vincentown? 



Vincentown, our Company headquarters, 

 is located in the rich dairy farming district 

 of Burlington County, New Jersey. We 

 are 2 5 miles east of Philadelphia, out 

 Route 38 from the Camden airport; 22 

 miles south of Trenton on Route 39; 80 

 miles south of New York via Routes 2 5 and 

 39. A company car will always be sent to 

 the nearest railway station or airport for 

 non-motoring visitors. Our Stokesdale 

 Proving Grounds are usually at their prime 

 in early August. Our telephone is Vincen- 

 town 63. 



AND HERE IS ADDITIONAL PROTECTION 



1. Official Certification. 



This service is performed by the New Jersey Department of Agri- 

 culture for the purpose of inspecting our Tomato fields. We received 

 a clean bill of health on 882 acres. This service covers both freedom 

 from disease and type purity. 



2. Post-Season Disinfection. 



Our entire 1937 crop has been disinfected in a 1 to 1200 solution of 

 New Improved Ceresan — 5 per cent ethyl mercury phosphate. We 

 consider this treatment of very great importance in freeing seed from 

 seed-borne diseases. 



3. Dated Statement of Germination. 



As for many years, we are again marking the germination test and the 

 date of that test on every package. Our entire inventory has been 

 retested as of November, 1937. 



4. Stokes Tamper-prooJ Canisters. 



These are among the most respected seed packages in North America. 

 The canister is tightly sealed and the label is copyrighted, both for 

 your protection. 



FRANCIS C. STOKES & CO., Inc. 



Breeders and Growers of Tomato Seed 



VINCENTOWN, NEW JERSEY, U. S. A. 



Copyright, 1938. F. C. S. & Co., Inc. 



