. Eighty-five super-standard strains season of 1927. Tomatoes Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. S UPER-STAN D^A RD STRAINS A Good Name for 48 Years Walter P. Stokes started in the seed business in 1879, opposite the old Second Street Market. The record of Stokes Seeds since that time has been an honorable one through nearly half a century. Through the old Johnson & Stokes times down to the present, vegetable-growers have put their faith in our seed, for with this house no second-grade stocks have been tolerated. Our firm holds a unique position in the seed tr
. Eighty-five super-standard strains season of 1927. Tomatoes Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. S UPER-STAN D^A RD STRAINS A Good Name for 48 Years Walter P. Stokes started in the seed business in 1879, opposite the old Second Street Market. The record of Stokes Seeds since that time has been an honorable one through nearly half a century. Through the old Johnson & Stokes times down to the present, vegetable-growers have put their faith in our seed, for with this house no second-grade stocks have been tolerated. Our firm holds a unique position in the seed trade on account of its policy of vegetable seeds only and its greatly simplified variety list. This policy has directly resulted in the development of superior strains. It is an interest- ing fact that, as far back as 1902, Walter P. Stokes, when making the President's address to the American Seed Trade Association at Atlantic City, definitely advocated a reduction in the number of varieties. We hold that devotion to one's job has a direct bearing on the kind of product one offers for sale. If this were not true the influence of the personnel of a house would have no bearing on the matter of sales. Our present organization is composed of an interested, active group. To us the seed business is one of the most fascinating jobs on earth. Francis C. Stokes, the son of our founder, is the present head of the firm, having been active in the business since 1912. Associated with him is William T. Tapley, who has come to us from the Department of Vegetable Gardening of Pennsylvania State College. Before that, Mr. Tapley held the same position at the University of Minnesota. C. Russell Mason has recently assumed his duties as Manager of our new Florida office. Mr. Mason also has been connected with the staff of Pennsylvania State College, in the Extension Department, where he has been specializing on vegetable work. Our whole organization—in Philadelphia, in Sanford, and in St. Catharin
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