GREENHOUSE FORCING STRAIN No. 6-87 



A SELECTION OUT OF STOKES MASTER MARGLOBE 



Strain No. 6-87 is a refined type of Stokes Master 

 Marglobe, averaging 5 ounces per fruit. An increasing 

 number of our customers report marked success with this 

 strain under glass. There are three definite points in its 

 tavor: (1) It is an easy setting, and therefore, heavy 

 producing, variety. (2) It develops fruit of a size that is 

 popular with the housewife in winter. (3) The interior 

 Master structure is ideal for salads. 



Place at a distance of 18 inches in the bench and 

 prune to 2-way runners. Under normal conditions of 

 temperature, sunlight, and fertilization, production of 

 from 10 to 12 pounds per plant is not unusual. All 

 of this seed has been produced on our Stokesdale Prov- 

 ing Grounds. Price, Postpaid: Trade pkt. $1; V40Z. $1.75/ 

 V20Z. $3/ oz. $5; Vilh. $17.50. 



SUMMARY: 



Introduced by Stokes in 1935. 

 Days to maturity: 118. 



Certified 1935 by New Jersey Department of 

 Agriculture. 



Germination: 96 per cent or better. 

 Dates of tests: November-December, 1935. 

 Disinfection: Mercuric Chloride, 1 to 2,000. 

 Ratio of depth to width: 95 per cent. 

 Interior: Coreless and solid. 

 Color: Brilliant scarlet when ripe. 

 Average weight of fruit: 5 ounces. 



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