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Title: Eighty-five super-standard strains season of 1927
Identifier: eightyfivesupers1927fran (find matches)
Year: 1927 (1920s)
Authors: Francis C. Stokes Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Tomatoes Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Francis C. Stokes & Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SUPER-STANDARD STRAINS Grand Rapids (select forcing type) Days to maturity, 69. Grand Rapids still remains an important greenhouse variety, and we consider this one of the best available strains. _ We have taken great pains to secure the purest stock available, and therefore recommend it to the most critical buyers. Grand Rapids forms a loosely rounded cluster of leaves, blistered and slightly twisted, very thick and heavy, with coarse veins, very light green, never spotted or brownish; seeds black and slow to germinate. Do not cover too deeply. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; y4\b. 85 cts.; lb. $3; 5 lbs. or more, $2.75 per lb. Trianon Cos (select strain) Days to maturity, 82. We offer this as a uniformly pure type of Romaine, one that will give satisfaction under all general conditions. It will form compact, blanched, firm heads, round at the top. The color is a very dark green on the outside and well blanched on the inside. It is exceedingly crisp and sweet. This type of Cos is less likely to blast than some of the lighter colored ones. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; l/4lb. 60 cts.; lb. $2; 5 lbs. or more, $1.75 per lb. New York An excellent stock of the Iceberg Type Days to maturity, 85. The unprecedented success of New York as a commercial type of Lettuce is one of the romances of the industry. This was originally a European variety, where it is still sold as Chou de Naples. It was brought to this country by Henderson in 1896, and in this short period has reached the point where fields of New York can be found that compare in size with the corn-fields of Iowa or the potato-fields of Maine or Minnesota. Its first great success was made in the Imperial Valley of California, and since that time it has spread to Oregon, Washington, and the Rocky Mountain States. Over 20,000 carloads are shipped from the Western States yearly. It is now being grown successfully in many market gardens in the East. The outstanding feature of New York is its solid, crisp head. This, undoubtedly, has accounted for its great popularity as a table sort. Many persons prefer the flavor and the quality of the Boston types, but the general public wants something hard and crisp, and the New York type seems to be fully meeting this demand. In offering this variety to our trade, we have taken great pains to insure our customers the finest available stock. We take unusual pleasure in offering this select strain, and especially recommend it for late maturity in the Eastern States, for it is highly resistant to warm weather. Price, delivered: Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; ^lb. 85 cts.; lb. $3; 5 lbs. or more, $2.75 per lb.
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The New York is a sure-heading type STOKES CROWIXC JINCE 197> SEEDS

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