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ASPARAGUS THE CARE OF THE BED AND 

 BEST VARIETIES 



' I X) KEEP an asparagus bed in good bearing condition 

 -1 it should have thorough cultivation between seasons 

 and a liberal fertilization each fall. After the stalks 

 turn yellow in the fall they should be cut off, burned, 

 and the whole bed given a coat of four inches of manure. 

 By spring most of this will be rotted so it can be dug into 

 the surface without disturbing the crowns of the plants. 



Should the asparagus rust attack the plants, spray them 

 with Bordeaux Mixture. If only a few stalks seem affected, 

 cut them off and burn them. Where the whole bed seems 

 attacked, fight the rust and prepare to start a new bed in 

 another part of the garden. Air-slaked lime, dusted 

 on the new shoots, will combat the asparagus beetle. 



Early Argenteuil is a splendid early French sort. Pal- 

 metto is a large, vigorously growing dark green sort, while 

 Columbian Mammoth White is the best known of the easily 

 blanched sorts with naturally white shoots. 



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