Grow Your Own 
DELICIOUS! NUTRITIOUS! 
| He -tcon’s “Big Yield Strain” 
| MARY WASHINGTON 
Highly Profitable and Easily Grown 
Being the first vegetable to come in the spring it always 
brings a high price on the markets. Stalks being delicious and 
very healthful, every garden should have a generous supply and 
when properly set and cared for will last a lifetime. 
Mary Washington 
Plant This Pedigreed Strain 
There is no variety of asparagus as good as Mary Washing- 
ton and whether you are growing for home use only or for 
market you cannot afford to grow any other. This wonderful 
new asparagus was developed and introduced by the U. S. De- 
partment of Agriculture and although it is just a recent intro- 
duction it has become famous the country over. 
The Famous True-to-Name 
Growers everywhere are discarding all other varieties in favor 
of the famous Mary Washington, because it is earlier, the 
stalks are larger, more tender and more productive than any 
other variety and more highly immune to rust, which means 
that one planting will produce profitable crops for many years. 
Rust Resistant——Profitable 
Large—Early—Tender—Juicy 
Asparagus buyers now demand Mary Washington and are 
willing to pay fancy ‘prices to get it. The demand for Mary 
Washington is tremendous because when it is once eaten, no 
other variety will give satisfaction. The stalks are purplish 
green color, large, tender and juicy. A very rapid grower, which 
| means many cuttings. 
Prices of Genuine Pedigreed Mary Washington 
Asparagus Roots 
25 50 100 250 500 750 1000 
Roots Roots Roots Roots Roots Roots Roots 
2-yr. No. 1 $2.25 $3.40 $5.40 $10.80 $16.90 $22.30 $27.00 
l-yr.No.1 1.70 2.50 4.00 8.00 12.50 16.50 20.00 
PLANT JUMBO THREE-YEAR {Vics 
Mary Washington Asparagus Roots Gardens 
Yes, you can grow your own delicious tender asparagus quick Asparagus is 
by planting our jumbo size roots. These roots are the cream of the ideal vegeta- 
our three-year-old crop and have already borne large, early, ten- Bee CTC A. a 
der, juicy asparagus in the nursery. This is the selected pedigreed 
| Sy ields lar 
| IT’S EASY TO CUT YOUR Mary Washington strain and is far superior to other kinds. crop of delicious 
: eee PRICES FOR JUMBO ASPARAGUS SAE Me el reake a eas 
| Fe ee COST 25 for ....$3.25 250 for ...$16.00 750 for ..$33.00 
PLANT ASPARAGUS 
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e year. Plant 
3 size roots 
50 for .... 5.00 500 for ... 25.00 1000 for .. 40.00 
100 for .... 8.00 Nes 
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