ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



100 Mary Washington Roots $|50 

 Selected Two-year plants only l""^ 



Highly Profitable and Easily Grown 



Being the first vegetable to come in the spring it alwoys 

 brings a high price on the markets. Stocks being delicious and 

 very healthful, every garden should have a generous supply and 

 when properly set and cared for will last a lifetime. 



The Famous Mary Washingfon — True To Name 

 Plant This Pedigreed Strain 



There is no variety of Asparagus as good as Mary Washington 

 end 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. 

 Department of Agriculture and although it is just a 

 recent introduction it has become famous the country 

 over. 



Rust Resistant — Profitable 



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. 



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IT'S EASY TO CUT YOUR FAMILY'S 

 FOOD COST — PLANT ASPARAGUS. 



Mary Washington Asparagus in the Nursery Rows 



NEW LOW PRICES OF GENUINE PEDIGREED 

 MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



25 50 100 250 500 1000 5000 



1 yr.. No. 1 ..$0.40 $0.60 $1.00 $1.75 $3.00 $4.75 $20.00 



2 yr. No. 1 .. .60 .90 1.50 2.50 4.25 7.25 30.00 



Write for prices on larger quantities. We maintain a sep- 

 arate department for handling asparagus roots and are in a 

 position to give prompt service on large orders. 



Large — Early — Tender — Juicy 



Asparagus buyers now demand Mary Washington 

 and ore willirfg 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 satis- 

 faction. The stalks are purplish green color, large, 

 tender and juicy. A very rapid grower which means 

 many cuttings. 



How to Grow Asparagus 



Asparagus is easy to grow and should be in every garden 

 because it thrives everywhere. Spring is the best time to 

 plant as soon as the soil can be worked into good condition. 

 Dig or plow a trench ten inches deep, place the plants in 

 this trench and spread the roots, then cover with two inches 

 of soil, when the new growth comes through fill in two more 

 inches and continue until trench is full. For garden culture 

 Asparagus may be planted eighteen inches apart each way, 

 but for field culture plant two feet apart in the row with 

 the rows four feet apart. Cultivate and hoe frequently. 



Commercial Planters Prefer 1-Year Roots 



The majority of commercial growers of asparagus 

 prefer 1 -year roots, they cost less and are much easier 

 to plant. By liberal application of fertilizer and ma- 

 nure heavy yields of asparagus can be had after one 

 or two years. 



Plant Harrisons' Pedigreed Roots 



We have made a specialty of growing asparagus 

 roots for over 40 years and have supplied plants for 

 some of the finest asparagus beds in the country. The 

 growing, handling, and shipping of millions of aspara- 

 gus roots has taught us many things and today we are 

 in position to supply you with quality roots at low cost. 

 All our crowns were grown direct from the original 

 strain of seed. 



We Recommend Two-Year Roots for Home 

 Gardens 



Experience has taught us that 2-year roots give 

 better results for garden planting than 1 -year roots. 

 The 2-year roots ore much larger and have more 

 food stored up which causes them to make more 

 growth and yield larger crops of asparagus sooner than 

 the 1 -year roots. 



Plant Asparagus for Big Quick Cash Profits 



Within the past few years the popularity of canned and 

 fresh asparagus has increased enormously. In fact, at the 

 present time there is not enough asparagus acreage in order 

 to take care of the huge demand. Asparagus growmg pays 

 large profits and to those growers who are located near the 

 markets or canning houses we unhesitatingly recommend 

 planting this money crop. 



Plonf several acres to asparagus. Big profits — 

 home markets, city markets, and canning houses. 



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