ASPARAGUS IS A PROFITABLE CROP 



Mary Washington Asparagus — sensa- 

 tional new variety which has greatly 

 outclassed all others 



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 one-year roots, they cost 

 less and are much easier to plant. By liberal 

 application of fertilizer and manure heavy 

 yields of asparagus can be had after one or 

 two years. 



Being the first vegetable to come in the spring 

 it always 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 Washington— Plant 

 This Pedigreed Strain 



There is no variety of Asparagus as good as 

 Mary Washington 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. Depart- 

 ment 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. 



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 be- 

 cause 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. 



Plant Harrisons' Pedigreed Roots 



We have made a specialty of growing as- 

 paragus roots for over forty years and have 

 supplied plants for some of the finest aspara- 

 gus 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 two-year 

 roots give better results for garden planting 

 than one-year roots. The two-year roots are 

 much larger and have more stored food stored 

 up which causes them to make more growth 

 and yield larger crops of asparagus sooner 

 than the one-year roots. 



PRICES OF GENUINE PEDIGREED MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



1-year No. 1 

 2-year No. 1 



25 



50 



100 



250 



500 



1000 



5000 



plants 



plants 



plants 



plants 



plants 



plants 



plants 



S0.40 



$0.60 



$1.00 



$2.00 



$3.50 



$6.00 



$27.50 



.60 



.90 



1.50 



3.00 



5.00 



9.00 





SMALL SHIPMENTS CAN BE SENT BY PARCEL POST AT 10% ADDITIONAL 



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