TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



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Miscellaneous Roots and Plants 



0;u.':; Argtriieuil Asparagus. 



Prolific, popular and profitable. From Long Island R. R. 

 Experiment Station. 



ASPARAGUS 



At least a year's time i? 

 saved by planting roots 

 instead of sowing seed. 

 For garden culture, set 

 the plants in rows about 

 2 feet apart and I foot 

 apart in the rows, with 

 the crowns 5 to 7 inches 

 below the surface. Before 

 cold weather comes on 

 cover the beds heavily 

 with manure, and in the 

 spring work it carefully 

 into the ground. The 

 young shoots may be cut 

 for the table the second 

 season. For field culture 

 the rows should be 6 feet 

 apart, and the plants 2 

 feet apart in the rows. 

 Cover only about 2 inches 

 when planting, and fill in 

 the remainder of trench. 

 as the plants grow. 



GIANT ARGEN- 

 TEUIL. The finest and 

 most prolific of all. Stock 

 of immense size; attrac- 

 tive, rich and tender; comes into cutting condition earlier than most other varieties; comparatively free frorn 

 rust and blight. Claimed to be a French seedling of the Palmetto. Popular with market growers everywhere, 

 PALMETTO. Early, large and comparatively free from rust; makes a heavy yield and is one of the 

 most popular of the market varieties. The market -gardener will find it particularly valuable because it is 

 ready for use several days earlier than most other kinds. 



JAPANESE WINEBERRY 



Unique as an ornamental plant and for the beauty of its fruit. The berries have a very good flavor- 

 and are quite attractive. The plant is a strong, rampant grower, perfectly hardy and will yield abundantly 



for a long season. Excellent for either dessert or 

 wine. 



HORSE-RADISH 



BOHEMIAN, or MALINER KREN. This is 

 undoubtedly the best variety to grow, and is grown 

 by planting the small sets, or pieces from the side 

 roots, in deep, rich soil and cultivating in the same 

 manner as with the ordinary' variety of Horse- 

 Radish; but the plants are so much stronger in 

 growth that the roots grow to considerably larger 

 size and greater weight, making it decidedly more 

 valuable. 



RHUBARB (Pie-Plant) 



Plant in a dry soil to secure large, heavy stalks, 

 in rows 4 feet apart, with the plants 3 feet apart. 

 Set the roots so that the crown will be about I inch 

 below the surface. Top-dress annually in the fall 

 with good stable manure and fork under in the spring. 



SAGE 



HOLT'S MAMMOTH. This useful plant, which 

 produces leaves of great size, should be in every 

 garden. The plant is vigorous and is a very strong 

 grower, and does not run to bloom like other va- 

 rieties. It is really the only variety of Sage worth 

 extensive cultivation, and is in every way desirable, 

 \'ery hardy; does well in all sections. 



Holt's Mammoth Sage (reduced; 



