ASPARAGUS 
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—Pliant 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 af- 
ford to grow any other. This wonderful new As- 
paragus was developed and introduced by the 
U. S. Department of Agriculture and although it 
is just a recent introduction it has become fa- 
“mous the country over. 
Rust Resistant—Profitable 
Growers everywhere are discarding all other 
varieties in favor of the famous Mary Washing- 
ton, 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 Bieeuee profitable 
crops for many years. 
Large—Early—Tender—Juicy 
Asparagus buyers now demand Mary Washing- 
_ ton 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. Avery rapid 
' grower which means many cuttings. 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
Sensational 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 imto 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 mew 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 hee 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 aspafagus can be had after one 
Or two years. 
PRICES OF GENUINE PEDIGREED MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
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. Th2 
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 Rocts 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 are much larger and have more 
food stored up which causes them to make more 
growth and yield larger crops of asparagus sooner than 
the ]-year roots. 
50 100 250 500 1000 30090 
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