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VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES-^ 



Hendersons Palmetto Asparagus 



Larger, Earlier, More Uniform in Size and More Prolific 

 than any Other Asparagus Grown Disease'Resisting 



A SPARAGUS, the most appreciated of early 

 /a spring vegetables, has been grown and 

 ■* ■• prized for its succulent tenderness and de- 

 licious flavor from time immemorial. In various 

 countries various types and strains are extolled 

 and offered, all of which we have grown and 

 thoroughly tested, but^in the American climate 

 at least — Henderson's Palmetto is the king of all Asparagus. 

 It is superior in every way; larger, earlier, a 

 strong, quick grower, a more prolific and con- 

 tinuous yielder, the stalks large and uniform under 

 ordinary culture, average nearly an inch in diam- 

 eter, retaining their thickness up to their plump 

 tips. The usual bunches of 15 shoots measure 13^ 

 inches in circumference and weigh about 2 pounds. 

 For quality Henderson's Palmetto is peerless, 

 meltingly tender and full of delicious flavor. The 

 Palmetto is equally adapted to all sections North 

 and South; it is less susceptible to the Asparagus 

 disease than any other variety, and has continued 

 to yield profitable crops in sections where plan- 

 tations of other varieties have been entirely 

 devastated. Asparagus may be grown in almost 

 any soil or situation, but special success is at- 

 tained in thoroughly enriched, deeply dug sandy 

 loam. Beds cared for improve with age lasting 

 for many years. Asparagus may be grown from 

 seed, but as it should not be cut before two or 

 three years old, that time is saved by buying 

 and planting roots. {See cut.) 



Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus Seed, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 30c. Jib., 80c. 

 lb., but a saving of one to two years is effected by planting 



HENDERSON'S 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Can be supplied from Nov. 1st to May 1st but the best time for planting 

 in the North is in the Spring. 



PRICES (buyer paying transit) 

 Two-year-old roots 

 Three-year-old roots 



Per 100 I Per 1,000 



$1.50 

 2.00 



$10.00 

 16.00 



Add to above prices for free delivery in U. S.- 

 76c. per 100 to 3-year-old. 



-30c. per 100 to 2-year-old roots; 



HENDERSON'S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 



Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus, in an exhaustive test covering eight 

 years conducted by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, was 

 proven superior to all other varieties tried, eight in all, viz.: Palmetto, Barr's 

 Mammoth, Donald's Elmira, Columbia Mammoth White, Conover's Colossal, 

 Giant Brunswick, Moore's Crossbred and Giant Argenteuil. Full details are 

 printed in] their Bulletin No. 173, extracts from which are as follows: 



" The question of varieties for setting new plantations is a very important one. 

 Palmetto is by far the most productive sort; its productiveness, coupled with its 

 power of resisting diseases, makes it one of the most, if not the most, desirable 

 variety of Asparagus. Donald's Elmira is second in order of yield, but it is ex- 

 ceeded by Palmetto by 2^% in early yield and 32% in total average yield and by 

 nearly 36% in total yield covering six years of cutting. It is thus evident that the 

 cash return in Asparagus growing depends much upon the variety. In the six 

 annual crops taken from the field. Palmetto gives an average cash re- 

 turn of Sill. 00 per acre more than the Elmira. The yield and value 

 the last year reported on, was even more pronounced in favor of Pal- 

 metto, the yield being 7,123 lbs. per acre; the returns for which were 

 $839.87 per acre, an excess over Elmira that year of S221.88 and over 

 Barr's Mammoth, $333.12. " 



— DALKEITH — 

 BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



THIS variety is a great improvement, being of dwarf, 

 sturdy growth and producing abundantly large, 

 solid Sprouts. These little heads of compactly 

 folded leaves develop along the stalk, and are ready for 

 gathering from June-sown seed the same season, furnish- 

 ing a supply of this most delicious of vegetables during 

 fall and early winter, for the -plants are hardy and main- 

 tain their Sprouts, even during quite severe weather; in 

 fact, frost greatly improves their quality and flavor. (See 

 cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., 90c. }i lb., $3.00 lb. 



"Our Brussels Sprouts from your Dalkeith strain were especially 

 fine — for delicious quality, solidity and size the sprouts surpassed any 

 we have heretofore grown." Mrs. W. S. CLARK, Montclair, N. J. 



HENDERSON'S LEAFLET "ASPARAGUS CULTURE/' FREE TO CUSTOMERS WHEN ASKED FOR 



