Stokes Seed Farms Qots^^any, MoQREstown, New Jersey ] 



TOMATOES 



Few Tomato-growers realize the importance of starting with pedigreed seed. There are Tomato crops and Tomato crops. Men 

 who are really succeeding with Tomatoes, however, are those who are able to produce crops a little bit better than their neighbors. 

 There is always a market for high-class Tomatoes, and even during the depressed conditions of this past season good Tomatoes brought 

 reasonably strong prices all the way through. Careful cultivation, of course, is absolutely essential, but to obtain a stock of seed strong 

 in vitality which will produce handsome, spotless Tomatoes in abundance is to win half the battle. Tomato-seed growing is essentially 

 a New Jersey industry, and we are in a position to take care of our end of it to the very best advantage. Practically our entire Tomato 

 crop is being grown on our own land, and what we ofler is seed saved from only the very best type selections. Growers, therefore, 

 can place every confidence in our stocks. 



Culture. — Tomatoes are grown in practically every kind of soil, but a deep, fertile, sandy loam with a clay subsoil mostlv 

 gives the best possible ground for this crop. Sandy soils with southern exposure and good drainage are, of course, desirable for the 

 early crops. In such a soil the fruits are apt to contain a larger per cent of water and less solid material. In selecting varieties for 

 planting it is ver\- essential that Tomato-growers get the very best variety for their needs; that is, if one desires to cater to the early 

 market, he should, by all means, get the verjr earliest Tomato obtainable and at the same time a variety holding its quality and 

 productiveness to a fair degree. Distances in planting will also be governed, to a large extent, by the type of soil and varietj- planted. 

 For early varieties on a light soil 3x3 feet is generally ample space, but for the later, coarser-vined varieties, in a heavy, rich loam, 

 4 X 4 or even 4x5 feet is sometimes desirable. 



The Tomato plant is especially subject to cold, frosty nights, and when growing early plants in hotbeds or coldframes growers 

 should be extremely careful that small plants do not receive any setback from this source. Before the plants are transplanted into 

 the field it is quite an advantage to get them "hardened off" while still in the coldframe. In the fertilization of Tomatoes it is im- 

 portant to have plenty of mineral element in the mixture, and not a large amount of nitrogen, as this element tends to produce large, 

 coarse vines with a small yield. Nitrogen, however, is desirable when the plants are quite young. Among the chief insects and diseases 

 which attack the Tomato are the cutworm, flea beetle, aphis, black rot and blight. The first two may be controlled by the use of 

 poisoned baits, as bran or clover. Crop rotation is the best general practice for the control of the other diseases, but bordeaux mixture 

 may be used to advantage while the plants are still in the seed-bed and after transplanting into the field. Tomatoes on the whole, 

 however, are very easily raised and mostly yield very good returns. 



MAIN-CROP RED TOMATOES 



Greater Baltimore Tomatoes f reduced 



^020 Greater Baltimore 



A variety somewhat similar to Stone and constantly growing 

 in favor among all classes of our trade. It is an excellent main- 

 crop market variety. It is very firm and solid and will prove to 

 be a good shipper. It will mature some two weeks after Earliana. 

 The fruits are produced in large clusters at each joint; when ripe 

 are of a beautiful brilliant red and practically without core. 

 The seed ofi^ered has been grown on our W indermoor Farm and 

 has proved to be of the ven,- truest tvpe obtainable. Pkt, 

 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Vilh. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



i«22 Stone 



Perhaps the standard main-crop Tomato for all purposes. It is 

 quite similar to Greater Baltimore but ditlers in some respects. 

 The fruits are solid, nearly round but slightly flattened, havea 

 very small seed-cavity and are exceptionally uniform in size. 

 Stone is very prolific and has proved a tremendous money- 

 maker the countrv over. As a slicing varietv it is unsurpassed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., V4lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



1024 Matchless 



A variety particularly recommended for short market ship- 

 ments, as it is not quite so solid as the Stone described above. 

 Matchless is a vigorous grower, producing fruits of a rich cardinal- 

 color, free from core and of superb flavor. Matchless is par- 

 ticularly recommended for the home garden, and it has a repu- 

 tation for retaining the size of its fruits late in the season. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Vilb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



1026 Enormous 



Growers desiring the largest Tomato possible should plant 

 Enormous, for it is well named. The fruits are, perhaps, the 

 largest of any Tomato under cultivation and although not par- 

 ticularly solid it will stand a fair amount of handling, but long- 

 distance shipping is not recommended for this varictx. Its 

 color is a rich, deep red, and the quality excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts., i/4lb. $1.25, lb. $4. 



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