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



HARRISON GROWN 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- 



Palmetto Asparagus 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 harrowed 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 L— A rapid growing variety 



and often ready for cutting the second year. 

 GIANT ARGENTEUIL. 



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. 

 WASHINGTON— Rust resistant. 



PRICES— TWO YEAR GROWN 



50c for 10. $2.00 for 100. $10.00 per 1.000; 2,000 to 

 5,000 at $9.00 per 1,000 ; 5,000 to 25,000 at $8.00 per 1,000. 



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