Candy 



Very Late Varieties 



A fancy late shipping berry, large, 

 solid, handsome, moderately pro- 

 ductive. Needs liberal fertilization. Berries 

 sell with Chesapeake. Makes plants freely but 

 needs springy land for big crops. Gandy is an 

 old favorite which many growers refuse to 

 give up. Where it does well it is a real profit 

 maker. Price list, page 31. 



O fl The latest berry we have. Berries 

 I Clll average large in size, good quality 

 and handsome appearance. They sell well be- 

 cause they come after other fancy late berries 

 are past their prime. Many growers want 

 Orem because it is so very late, but we feel 

 that William Belt, Aroma, Gandy and Pearl 

 are easier to grow and are almost as late. 

 Orem has also been introduced as Frost King. 

 Some growers may know it by that name. 

 Our stock of Orem is not large, so order early 

 if you want them. Price list, page 31. 



Pn ar I ^^ e Chesapeake, Pearl blooms late 

 rcall and escapes frost. The plants are 

 vigorous growers, very productive, and less 

 particular as to soil than Orem. The berries 

 are large, firm and attractive, somewhat re- 

 sembling Gandy. The season is very late and 

 Pearl should be valuable where it is important 

 to extend the season of fancy berries. It is 

 very easy to get a good fruiting bed of Pearl. 

 In fact, unless the plants are thinned they be- 

 come too thick to produce a full crop of large 

 berries. The individual plants are small but 

 when properly set in good soil they sure do 

 grow. Blakemore and Bellmar are other 

 varieties that have small plants but which 

 almost invariably produce strong, vigorous, 

 fruiting beds. Pearl would be our preference 

 as a variety to extend the season of fancy 

 fruit as far as possible. We have a nice stock 

 of the plants which we will be glad to furnish 

 you. Price list, page 31. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS— Mary Washington 



The improved rustproof Mary Washington 

 Asparagus is generally recognized to be the 

 best variety to grow. Leading Asparagus 

 growers say that it starts earlier, produces 

 more and larger stalks, show's a higher rust 

 resistance and will net more money per acre 

 and more satisfaction in the home garden than 

 any other variety. Asparagus is especially 

 adapted to the home garden because it pro- 

 duces a delicious and nutritious early vege- 

 table with a minimum of effort. A bed once 

 started will last fifteen or twenty years. 



It should be planted in early spring just as 

 early as you can work the land. It should be 

 set in furrows six or eight inches deep with 

 the roots spread out somewhat in the furrow. 

 It should be covered with about three inches of 

 soil until the young shoots start to come 

 through. Then the furrows should be grad- 

 ually filled in as the young plants grow, until 

 the ground is level. In the garden, set in rows 

 3% feet apart, with plants 12 to 15 inches 

 apart in the row; in large commercial plantings 

 rows 4 to 4 x /£ feet apart are generally used. 

 Asparagus is a heavy feeder of nitrogen and 

 will give a generous response to applications of 

 stable manure or fertilizers high in nitrogen. 

 Cultivation should be frequent enough to con- 

 serve the moisture and to keep the weeds down. 



A good one year old root is better than a 

 poor two year one. A good two year root, 

 however, will produce Asparagus large enough 

 for cutting somewhat quicker than one year 

 roots. Where strong two year stock is used 

 for starting, a few stalks can be cut the second 

 year and there should be enough for liberal 

 cuttings the third year. 



We have a fine stock of both two year and 

 one year roots which we are confident will pro- 

 duce good results for you. Price list, page 31. 



Three Feet High— First Year 



Delaware Co., Pa., Sept. 27, 1932. Last spring I 

 planted the Asparagus and have a wonderful set. It 

 stands three feet high, 3 to 12 stalks to a crown. Dif- 

 ferent gardeners say it's all that could be asked for the 

 first year. Mr. Gi F. Good. 



27 



