GRAPES 



Grapes are truly the household fruit. Thoir adaptability, the small amount of ground 

 required and the utility of the fruit should certainly ,i;ivo them a place in every home garden, 

 in fact, no garden can he considered complete without a grape planting. 



The plants should he set 10 to 12 inches deep, the holes large enough so the roots will not 

 be curled up. Pruning sliould be done in late winter or early spring before any signs of 

 growth appear. As the fruit is borne on the wood of the previous year, this should be kept iu 

 mind when pruning. 



We are listing only the varieties we consider the very best. (Price list page 27). 



1 AGAWAM Viftorous and protliictive, vine har- 

 dy. Graicj and bunches are both 

 Iar;;e. fruit reddish brown, tender and of exceLent 

 llavo.-. 



CACO -^ "'^'^"^' ^^^ grape, vigorous, hardy and 



[)ro»i(ietive. lierries are large, buncii 

 very compact ami of good size. Exceptionally high 

 quality and fiavoi-. Very sweet. About a week 

 earlier than Concord. 



CON'CORI) ">''><> ohl reliable by Avhich all other 

 grapes are jiulged. The vines ai"e 

 vigorous and hardy. Producing a heavy yield of 

 deep purple g:raiies .of line qtiaaty and flavor, in 

 hirge compact bunches. 



MOORES EARLY About two weeks earlier 



Ih.-in Concord. Vigorous, 



hardy and productive. Fruit black, of line qual- 



ity and flavor. 



NIAGARA "''"^' leader of the white varieties, 

 (irowth is hardy and vigorous. 

 Productive of greenish white fruit changing to 

 light yellow wlu'u fully ripe. Quality and flavor 

 very good. Skin is tough tho thin. 



WORDEN Vigorous, hardy and productive. 

 Quality and flavor similar to Co.ii- 

 •cord of which it is a seedling. Several days earl' 

 ier and tlie berries are larger. A valuable addit- 

 ion' ^o the grane family. 



CA'i'AWBA Hardy, fast growing iind produrt- 

 ive. liate ripejiiug. Fruit is largo, 

 firmiflnd of Id^gh quality. Coi)per red in color, al- 

 most U>lack wli-en fully ripe. Korne' iu large com- 

 pact TDunches. 



ASPARAGUS 



FANCY KUXCH OF MARY 

 W ASHING TON 



Asparagus (is one of the most valuable of the early vege- 

 tables. It iS; healthful and palatable both as a fresh vege- 

 table and canned product. Crowns should be set as early 

 in the spring as the ground can be worked. Good one 

 3'ear old roots will give best results but the two year 

 roots will produce stalks large enough for cutting tho 

 second year and quite a fair crop the third. 



Tho soil should bo as thorotighly prepared for aspar- 

 agus as for any other crop. Light loamy soil will give best 

 results. Plow out furrows from (> to 8 inches deei), setting 

 tiie roots from 12 to 15 inches apart in the row the roots 

 well spread out. For garden iiur[ioses rows 3 feet apart 

 are advisable but in commercial planting rows 4 to 5 feet 

 apart will be more satisfactory. It should be covered 

 about 3 inches when flrst planted and as the shoots begin 

 to grow the ground should be worked to them until it is 

 level. Cultivation should begin soon after the crowus aro 

 planted and continued Ihrougiiout the season at intervals 

 frequent enough to keep down weeds. Filling in the fur- 

 rows during tho season will keep down most of the weeds 

 iu the row. 



Asparagus draws most heavily on plant food when it is 

 n'.aking' top growth and restoring reservse food in tho 

 fleshy roots, tlius it is best to fertilize or broadcast good 

 sfable manure just after the cutting season. Ke sure to 

 use a complete fertilizer high in nitrogen, applied at tho 

 rate of 1,000 to 1,800 lbs. per acre. 



Marv W:tcliinotnn Considered by commercial growers as 



mary nasningion ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ prohtabie of tho 



Washington strain. This variety is considered the best 

 rust resistant variety on the 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 page 27. 



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