Rayner's Asparagus Roots 



Are Grown From Selected Certified Seed, Assuring Heavy Yields 



Asparagus is one of the most valuable of the early 

 vegetables. It is healthful and palatable both as a 

 fresh vegetable and canned product. Crowns should 

 be set as early in the spring as the ground can be 

 worked. Good one year old roots will give l)est results 

 but the two year roots will produce stalks large 

 enough for cutting the second year and quite a fair 

 crop the third. 



The soil should be thoroughly prepared for aspar- 

 agus as for any other crop. I.ight loamy soil will 

 give best results. Plow out furrows from 6 to 7 in- 

 ches deep, setting the roots from 12 to 15 inches apart 

 in the row, the roots well spread out. For garden 

 purposes rows 3 feet apart are advisable but in com- 

 mercial planting rows 4 to 5 feet apart will be more 

 satisfactory. It should be covered about 3 inches 

 when first planted and as the shoots begin to grow the 

 ground should be worked to them until it is level. Cul- 

 tivation should begin soon after the crowns are plant- 

 ed and continued throughout the season at intervals 

 frequent enough to keep down weeds. Filling in the 

 furrows during the season will keep down most of the 

 weeds in the row. 



Asparagus draws most heavily on plant food when 

 it is making growth and restoring reserve food in 

 the fleshy roots, thus it is best to fertilize or broad- 

 cast good stable manure just after the cutting season. 

 Be sure to use a complete fertilizer high in nitrogen, 

 applied at the rate of 1.000 to 1.800 lbs. per acre. 



Mary Washington J;;f ■ 



isidered by commercial 

 growers a*^ the best and most 

 l>rofital)le of the Washington strains. This variety is con- 

 sidered the best rust resistant variety on tlie market, of 

 high commercial quality. Superior to any other variety on 

 earliness, vigor of growth and size and quality of shoots. 

 They are also more uniform in size, shape and color than 

 any of the old varieties and are very productive of large 

 spears. Price list on page 27. 



PLANTS FROM SELECTED CERTIFIED 



SEED GIVES YOU LARGE YIELDS 



AND HEAVIER STOCKS 



Garden Collections of Red and Black 



RASPBERRIES 



RED RASPBERRY 

 GARDEN No. 9 



25 CHIEF 



25 LATHAM 



25 NEWBURGH 



25 ST. REGIS (Everbg.) 



100 Plants— $3.70 Value. 



GARDEN 

 PRICE 



Black RASPBERRY 

 GARDEN No. 10 



25 CUMBERLAND 

 25 NEW LOGAN 



50 Plants— $1.70 Value 

 GARDEN 

 PRICE 



50 CUMBERLAND 

 50 NEW LOGAN 



$1.50 



100 Plants 



GARDEN 



PRICE 



$3.35 price"'^ $2.50 



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BLACK and RED 

 GARDEN No. 11 



12 CHIEF 

 12 LATHAM 

 12 NEWBURGH 

 12 CUMBERLAND 

 12 NEW LOGAN 



60 Plants— $2.70 Value 

 GARDEN 

 PRICE 



$2.15 



25 of each variety 

 125 PLANTS 



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