Harrisons' Nurseries, Berlin, Md., U. S. A. 



ASPARAGUS 



The preparation of the 

 bed should be made in a 

 most thorough manner, 

 as it is to last for a 

 number of years. A deep, 

 sandy loam with an 

 abundance of decayed 

 organic matter is the 

 best soil. 



Planting is best done 

 in the spring as early as 

 the soil can be worked 

 in good condition. Run 

 furrows with plow and 

 clean out with shovel to 

 a depth of 1 foot. Place 

 well-rotted stable manure 

 thickly in the trench, 

 then just a slight cover- 

 ing with the soil, on top 

 of which place the crowns 

 about 2 feet apart ; 

 spread out the roots and 

 cover them very shallow. 

 After the plants start to 

 grow, work the soil to 

 them gradually until it 

 becomes level. The plants 

 should be frequently cul- 

 tivated and kept clean. 

 The dead tops should be mown off in the fall and fur- 

 rows should be thrown on the rows from each side, and 

 the middles cleaned out. This will cause the bed to warm 

 up early in the spring. 



If big shoots are wanted you must manure and fertilize 

 heavily, for on the fertility of the soil depends the profit 

 of the crop. Five hundred pounds of kainit to an acre, 

 applied in the fall when bedding, and five hundred pounds 

 of fish or tankage, and five hundred pounds of acid phos- 

 phate harrow^ed in, in the early spring, will answer where 

 commercial fertilizers are used. Asparagus is a gross 

 feeder, and the soil can scarcely be made too rich. 

 BARR'S MAMMOTH. 



CONOVER*S C O L O S S A Lr— A rapid growing variety 

 and often ready for cutting the second year after 

 planting. The stalks are quite tender, highly-flavored, 

 and of extra-fine quality. 



GIANT ARGENTETIIL. 



PALMETTO — Ten days to two "weeks earlier than most 

 other varieties. The stalks vary from dark to light 

 green, are quite large and of exceptionally good quality. 



PRICES— TWO YEAR CROWNS 

 10 to 29 plants, 5c each ; 30 to 299' plants, 2c each ; 300 



to 1000 plants, Ic each. 



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Palmetto Asparagus 



