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LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J.— ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Why You Should 

 Grow Your Own 



ASPARAGUS 



THE best looking Asparagus is frequently the least palatable! Again, the green-looking stalks of 

 rather neutral appearance literally "melt in your mouth"! And the chances are that the green "grass" 

 is home grown, while the good looking lot may have travelled clear across the continent. The 

 Asparagus with the looks has the woody fibre that assures its behaviour in transit and on the market bench. 

 But the product of the home patch brings the real quality — regardlessof appearance — and that is the chief 

 reason why those who know will always prefer to grow their own! 



CULTURE — In even the smallest garden, a 

 few square feet of ground should be devoted to 

 Asparagus. In the family garden, the roots should 

 be set from one to two feet apart in rows three feet 

 apart. They should be placed in furrows six or 

 eight inches deep, but covered with only about 

 three inches of soil at time of planting, the remainder 

 of the trench being filled in by degrees as the plants 

 increase in height. 



Since the Asparagus bed will occupy the same 



ground for a number of years, care should be taken 

 to enrich the soil by a liberal digging in of well- 

 rotted manure. In the fall, cut off the stalks and 

 burn them. This helps to keep the asparagus beetle 

 under control. After frosts, mulch the bed with 

 coarse manure that may be dug in between the rows 

 in the spring. Sprinkling table salt, at the rate of a 

 pound to every 20 feet of row, on the rows in early 

 spring is said to add to the quality of the product. 



New Rust-Resisting Asparagus WASHINGTON 



Because the variety Washington is unquestionably by far the 

 best of all varieties of Asparagus, we have discontinued growing 

 the other varieties which we have offered in former years. 



While the majority of vegetable novelties are more or less chance 

 improvements (mutations), born in nature's workshop, we oc- 

 casionally find one that must be credited to man's persistent ef- 

 fort to help nature do better. Such a variety we truly have in 

 this new Asparagus, credit for which is due Professor Norton, 

 the noted specialist in this particular field. 



Briefly summarizing, the outstanding characteristics of the new 

 variety are: Exceptional rust-resistance due to unusually vigor- 

 ous constitution (secured by critical selection extending over ten 

 years); extraordinary yielding qualities; large size of individual 

 stalks, and their rapid development to cutting size, which rapid 

 growth stands for tenderness. The shoots are straight, of dark 

 green color, with a heavy purple overtone. They are always 

 tight and do not open until well above the ground. 1 year, 

 dozen, 50c.; 100, $1.50; 1,000. $12.00. 2 years, dozen, 75c.; 

 100, $2.50; 1,000, $20.00. Extra large, 3 years, dozen, $1.50; 

 100, $5.00. 



We Grow Asparagus Roots by the Million! 



On our own farms, both here in New Jersey and in Delaware, 

 we grow a root product with crowns that proclaim the vitality 

 back of them! It's the vitality stored in the roots that enables 

 them to take a quick hold and on this hold depends how soon 

 you can "cut your own" after setting out the roots. We are 

 sure of the performance of Lovett's Asparagus Roots in your 

 garden! 



