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HARRISONS' NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD., U. S. A. 



Asparagus 



The preparation of 

 the bed should be 

 made in a most thor- 

 ough 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 best 

 done in the spring as 

 early as the soil can 

 be 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, then 

 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- 

 quently cultivated 

 and kept clean. 



The dead tops 

 should be mown off in 

 the fall and furrows 

 should be thrown on 

 the rows from, each 

 side, and the middles 

 cleaned out. This will cause the bed to warm up early iu the 

 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 commercial fertilizers are used. 

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

 too rich. 



Conover's Colossal. 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. 



ASPARAGUS ROOT PRICES 



10 100 500 1,000 



Palmetto ..._...-..-. .^ $0 50 $2 00 $6 00 $10 00 



Conover's 50 2 00 6 00 10 00 



5 to 49 crowns are sold at the 10 rate; 50 to 299 crowns are sold 

 at the 100 rate; 300 to 599 are sold at the 500 rate; 600 or more at 

 the 1,000 rate. 



Note — If by parcel post add 2 cents per crown extra. 



We accept Liberty Loan Bonds, Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps, 

 at face value, but no cash discount is allowed for such payments. 



Palmetto Asparagus 



