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ASPARAGUS 



A DELICIOUS vegetable, yielding one of the best 

 ** spring delicacies year after year, providing it is 

 properly cultivated and cared for. Equally easy to grow 

 from either seeds or roots, but time is saved by starting 

 the asparagus bed with two-year-old roots. 



Asparagus is very hardy and thrives in all sections and 

 soils, though it does best in the temperate zones and in 

 soil of light, sandy nature. Seeds may be sown in the 

 spring, roots may be set out in spring or fall. Beds from 

 seeds will bear stalks ready for cutting in four years 

 after sowing, while cutting may be started two years after 

 planting two-year-old roots. 



Asparagus beds bear for many years if correctly managed 

 and fertilized. For detailed directions consult pages 

 255-257. 



