NURSERTMEX — ORCHAllDISTS 



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Asparagus 



The preparation of 

 the bed should be 

 made in a most thor- 

 ousrh manner, as it is 

 to last for a number 

 of years. A deep, 

 sandy loam with an 

 abundance of decay- 

 ed organic matter is 

 the best soil. 



Planting is brst 

 done in the spring as 

 early as the soil can 

 bo worked in good 

 condition. Run fur- 

 rows with plow and 

 clean out with shovel 

 to a depth of 1 foot. 

 Place well-rotted 

 stable manure thick- 

 ly in the trench, thi^n 

 just a slight cover- 

 ing with the soil, on 

 top of which place 

 the crowns about 2 

 feet apart ; spread 

 out the roots and 

 cover them very shal- 

 low. After the plants 

 start to grow, work 

 the soil to them grad- 

 ually until it be- 

 comes level. The 

 plants should be fre- 

 ijuently cultivated 

 and kept clean. 



The dead tops 

 should be mown off in 

 tlie fall and furrows 

 should be thrown on 

 the rows from each 

 side, and the middles 

 cleaned out. This w 

 spring. 



If big shoots are wanted you must manure and fertilize heav- 

 ily, for on the fertility of the soil depends the profit of the crop. 

 Five hundred pounds of kainit to an acre, applied in the fall 

 when bedding, and five hundred pounds of fish or tankage, and 

 five hundred pounds of acid phosphate harrowed in, in the 

 early spring, will answer where c-ommercial fertilizers are used. 

 Asparagus is a gross feeder, and the soil can scarcely be made' 

 too rich. 



Conover's Colossad. A rapid-growing variety, and often ready 

 for cutting the second year after planting. The stalks are 

 quite tender, highly-flavored, and of extra-fine quality. 



Palmetto. Ten days to two weeks earlier than most other 

 varieties. The stalks vary from dark to light green, are quite 

 large and of exceptionally good quality. 



Palmetto Asparagus 

 ill cause the bed to warm up early in the 



ASPARAGUS ROOT PRICES 



50c for 10, S2.00 for 100, $10.00 for 1,000. 

 Parcel Post Prices — Should you desire us to ship by Parcel Post, 

 add fifteen cents for each 100 roots. 



We accept L.iberty'X.oan Bonds; "at 'face vatu^, for'alt purchases. 



