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HENDERSON'S 

 PALMETTO 



ASPARAGUS 



Hendersons PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. 



Early, Large, Uniform, Prolific and Disease-resisting. 



THE Palmetto is superior to any other Asparagus; it is much earlier, 

 also a better yielder, and more even and regular in growth. Average 

 bunches, containing 15 shoots, measure 13£ inches in circumference 

 and weigh about 2 pounds. The Palmetto is equally adapted to all sec- 

 tions North and South ; it is less susceptible to the Asparagus disease than 

 any other variety, and has continued to yield profitable crops in sections 

 where plantations of other varieties have been entirely devastated. Its 

 quality is unequaled. (See cut.) A saving of one to two years is effected by 

 planting roots. For prices of seed, see page 52. 



Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus Roots ^tt^fti^lZX^^ 



the North is in the Spring. 



PRICES {buyer paying transit) Per 100 | Per 1,000 



Two-year-old roots, $1.50 



Three-year-old roots, 2.00 



Add to above prices for free delivery in U. S. — 30c. per 100 to 2-year-old roots 

 to 3-year-old. 



"I bought Palmetto Asparagus roots of you six years ago. Set them out in ac- 

 cordance with your directions and the bed has borne steadily and increasingly ever 

 since. The largest and most delicious Asparagus we ever ate." 



W. F. WOODWARD, Portland, Oregon. 



"Last year I put out some of your 2-year-old Palmetto Asparagus 

 Toots and now I am cutting some of the finest stalks I have ever seen, 

 some of them nearly 3 inches in circumference." 



F. 0. FOSTER, Atlanta, Ga. 



"Three years ago I ordered from you BOO Palmetto Asparagus roots. 

 One year later I wanted 500 more, which I foolishly ordered from 

 another seed house at a lower price. Result: yours were cheaper than 

 the others as a gift." JAMES W. CARSON, Mercersburg, Pa. 



Dalkeith Brussels Sprouts. 



This variety is a great improvement, being of dwarf, 

 sturdy growth and producing abundantly large, solid 

 sprouts. These little heads of compactly folded leaves 

 develop along the stalk, and are ready for gathering 

 from June-sown seed the same season, furnishing a 

 supply of this most delicious of vegetables during fall and early 

 winter, for the plants are hardy and maintain their sprouts, even 

 during quite severe weather; in fact, frost greatly improves their 

 quality and flavor. (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., 1.00 }£ lb. 



HENDERSON'S 



PALMETTO 

 ASPARAGUS 



IN an exhaustive test covering eight years, con- 

 ducted by the New Jersey Agricultural Exper- 

 iment Station, was proven superior to all other 

 varieties tried, eight in all, viz. : Palmetto, 

 Barr's Mammoth, Donald's Elmira, Columbian 

 Mammoth White, Conover's Colossal, Giant 

 Brunswick, Moore's Cross-bred and Giant Argen- 

 teuil. Full details are printed in their Bulletin 

 No. 173, extracts from which are as follows : 



"The question of varieties for setting new planta- 

 tions is a very important one. Palmetto is by far 

 the most productive sort ; its productiveness, coupled 

 with its power of resisting diseases, makes it one of 

 the most, if not the most, desirable variety of Aspar- 

 agus. Donald's Elmira is second in order of yield, 

 but it is exceeded by Palmetto by 24% in early 

 yield and 82% in total average yield (covering six 

 years of cutting) and by nearly 36% in total yield 

 of 1903. It is thus evident that the cash return in 

 Asparagus growing depends much upon the variety. 

 In the six annual crops taken from the field, Pal- 

 metto gives an average cash return of §110.00 per 

 acre more than the Elmira. The yield and value 

 the last year reported on, 1903, was even more pro- 

 nounced in favor of Palmetto, the yield being 7,123 

 lbs. per acre ; the returns for which were $839.87 

 per acre, an excess over Elmira that year of 

 $221.88, and over Barr's Mammoth, $333.12." 



DALKEITH BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



We Deliver Free in the U. S., offi" y or P ^t^;«^^n, all Vegetable, Flower and Lawn Seeds and Bulbs, SSS 



