24 ASPARAGUS 
records of ten cuttings made the spring of 1897, from 
April 2oth to May roth, inclusive; varieties averaged 
in order of yield: 
VARIETIES YIELDS IN POUNDS 
240 feet of row in each, one-half manured 
-half 
ee ee Manured | Unmanured | Total 
ET. ee ee see bic Sfinte ec ve, Ss Rees 31 27 58 
OS Monald’s se linthare& Aes. whee teh 29 29 58 
8 Vick’s New Mammoth........ 26 20 47 
AM Palmetto. Fee fe oie a ee eee eae 20 18 39 
5) Moore's Cross-pred. 2). 8 f-ae Sie 19 15 35 
6) -Conover’s Colossal s.. 2) o>. . see 16 17 33 
% Barr’s Philadelphia Mammoth. ... 17 16 33 
8 Columbian Mammoth White.... 18 13 382 
9. Dteer’s Belipse’ $s, 5 ec <6 s , « anes 16 14 30 
10 eGiantPacple TOP cscs sectante soe 15 14 29 
PROLALS Goh ers role Rc? Ode tele ene lee ee 207 183 3894 
‘Of the two heaviest yielding varieties, Hub and 
Donald’s Elmira, the last named is the earliest, though 
Hub is also quite early. As nearly as can be judged 
from the notes, the ten varieties rank for earliness 
about as follows, though all kinds yielded something 
at the first cutting: 
10 Giant Purple Top. 
Barr’s Philadelphia Mammoth. 
Donald’s Elmira. 
Conover’s Colossal. 
Vick’s New Mammoth. 
The Hub. 
Dreer’s Eclipse. 
Palmetto. 
Moore’s Cross-bred. 
Columbian Mammoth White. 
COom OF WO N=) 
‘*’Those included within a brace have little or no dif- 
terence of season. The numbers mark their rank 
