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DOfiRUt>'S 



ELMIRA ASPARAGUS. 



■'OR years the city of Elmira, New York, 

 has had the reputation of having on sale 

 the finest and largest asparagus grown 

 in the State. This asparagus has at- 

 tracted much attention from dealers and com- 

 mission merchants generally throughout the 

 State, all anxious to get it. Upon inquiry we 

 found that it was grown entirely by one promi- 

 nent market gardener, Mr. A. Donald, who had 

 become so noted as an asparagus grower, that 

 the Rural New Yorker gave a full and very 

 interesting account of his methods of growing 

 and selling. He always realized handsome 

 prices, and yet, although a large grower, was 

 unable to supply half the demand. Mr. Donald 

 is an old customer of ours, and by paying a 

 high price, we induced him three years ago to 

 save some seed from one of his choicest beds, 

 from which seed we have grown and offer for 

 sale splendid and strong one and two-year-old 

 roots. The color of this asparagus is notably 

 different from either the famous Barr's Phila- 

 delphia Mammoth or Palmetto, while the stalks 

 are more tender and succulent. Its mammoth 

 size can be realized from the fact that whole 

 crops will average four pounds weight to the 

 bunch of twelve stalks, and, as will be seen 

 by the accompanying engraving from a photo- 

 graph of an average bunch, measure sixteen 

 inches in length On account of its great size, 

 the cutting and bunching requires much less 

 labor than with other varieties. While the 

 expense of marketing is thus lessened, it always 

 commands a fancy price. Mr. Donald has 

 been offered fifty cents a pound for his aspara- 

 gus to ship to New York City, but the dealers 

 in Elmira would not allow him to ship it even 

 at such figures. Prices of seed: Pkt., loc; 

 oz., 20C. ; % lb., 6oc. ; lb., $2.00; 5 lbs. and over, 

 ;?i.75perlb. 



DONALD'S ELMIRA ASPARAGUS. PHOTO- 

 GRAPH OK AN AVERAGE BUNCH WEIGH- 

 ING 4 LBS., HEIGHT 16 INCHES. 



Donald's Elmira 

 Asparagus Roots. 



1 and 3 years old. Grown from seed 



saved by Mr. Donald on one 



of his choicest beds. 



i-year-old, I1.25 per 100 (by mail, 

 post-paid, lr.50 per 100), I7.00 per 

 1000; 2-year-old, ^Si.so per 100, 

 $9.00 per 1000. 500 roots furnished 

 at 1000 rates. 



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PHOTOGRAPH OF OUR CROP OP ONE-YEAR-OLD ROOTS, DONALD'S ELMIRA ASPARAGUS. 



