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HARRISONS' NURSERIES 



Asparagus 



Many planters prefer one-year plants, as they suffer less in transplanting. 

 1 he 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 de- 

 cayed 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 covering 

 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 cultivated and 

 kept clean. 



The dead tops should be mown off in 

 the fall and furrows 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 bed- 

 ding, and five hundred pounds of fish or 

 tankage, and five hundred pounds of 

 acid phosphate harrowed in, in the early 

 spring, will answer where commercial fer- 

 tilizers are used. Asparagus is a gross 

 feeder, and the soil can scarcely be made 

 too rich. 



The location of the bed should be 

 carefully selected, the soil carefully pre- 

 pared and the plants well cultivated if 

 best results are expected. 

 Prices: 2-year crowns, 45 cts. for 10, $1.50 per 100, $6 per 1,000 



10 to 49 crowns are sold at the 10 rate ; 50 to 299 crowns are sold at the 100 rate ; 

 300 or more crowns are sold at the 1,000 rate. 



PARCEL POST. See page 79 for prices. 



Barr's Mammoth. A medium-early, tender, crisp, light green variety of 



which the yield is always enormous; stalks large; good for all purposes. 

 Conover's Colossal. Of fine quality, white, tender and high flavored. Often 



cut the second year. 

 Donald's Elmira. Very delicate green, tender and brittle; size immense; 



stalks uniformly large, and can be tied in bunches without trimming, giving 



more salable Asparagus in the same growth. 

 Giant Argenteuil. A very early variety, producing heavy crops of the largest 



white stalks. It is very long lived, holds its lead in all the^ largest Asparagus 



sections, as it makes a good show in market, and always brings the best prices 



of any Asparagus. 

 Palmetto. Large, productive and of high quality; dark green. Ten days to 



two weeks earlier than other kinds. 



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