Enjoy The Tender Freshness Of 



ASPARAGUS 



From Your Own Plantings Year After Year 



Asparagus is one of the first vegetables to make 

 appearance in the Spring and its succulent, green 

 stalks are a ^Yelcome change to the table. Because 

 of its earliness, asparagus can be depended upon to 

 realize a profit and there is an ever increasing 

 demand for canning and freezing. Asparagus is 

 easy to grow and a bed once established will 

 continue to in-oduce heavy crops for 10 to 15 years. 

 50 to 150 plants are adequate for the family garden. 

 The most important step is to get plants of good 

 quality. Our soil is ideal for developing asparagus 

 roots and you may be assured of extra heavy 

 crowns and strong roots when you buy from 

 Rayner Brothers. 



MARY WASHINGTON Most Popular of 



All. This heavy 

 yielding strain, developed by the U. S. Dept. of 

 Agriculture, is the favorite of commercial growers 

 because it has met the need for a highly productive, 

 rust-resistant variety. MARY WASHINGTON is 

 very early, a strong grower, and produces shoots 

 of the finest quality that run more uniform in size, 

 shape and color than any of the older selections. 

 Asparagus has healthy green color, rich flavor and 

 juicy tenderness. 



NEW PARADISE Preferred for Early Pro- 

 duction. A new variety 

 that has created sensational reports from aspara- 

 gus growers because in many instances it produces 

 a normal crop one year earlier than other varieties. 

 NEW PARADISE is a sport discovered in a Mary 

 Washington field. Seems to have all of the qual- 

 ities of Mary Washington including vigorous 

 growth, large stalks and exceptional rust resist- 

 ance. Present records indicate it will begin volume 

 production sooner and is therefore favored by most 

 home gardeners. 



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ASPARAGUS PRICES 



Big two year roots will produce stalks large enough for cutting the second year and a big 

 crop each year thereafter. 



25 50 100 250 500 1000 



2 year No. 1 Roots $2.05 $3.35 $5.40 $10.80 $16.90 $27.00 



1 year No. 1 Roots 1.30 2.15 3.40 6.80 10.65 17.00 



Jumbo Super Size Roots 3.50 5.90 9.40 18.80 29.40 47.00 



ORDER EARLY. We Will Reserve Plants For Shipment When You're Ready For Them! 



PERFECT SOIL FOR DIGGING PLANTS— Our light, sandy soil enables us to dig plants 

 uithout root injury. The soil is easily removed from the roots so that pla'nts come to you 

 in perfectly clean condition with i*oots well arraliged so that all you need do is set them in 

 the patch without further preparation. That's why growers who know Rely on Rajiiers. 



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