J. W. Adams & Co. 
10 
Asparagus — Rhubarb 
ASPARAGUS 
Make the soil deep aud rich. Open drills from 14 to 20 inches apart and 
4 to 6 inches deep. Place the roots i foot apart 
ard cover 4 inches deep. Cover the bed in the 
fall with coarse manure. 100 plants will occupy 
about one half of a square rod. 
Conover's Colossal. Recommended for its size, 
tenderness and high flavor. It is of vigorous 
growth, sending up from 15 to 20 sprouts each 
year of the largest size. Color deep green, and 
crown very close. 
1- year plants, 75 cts. per 100. By mail, $c. 
2- year plant;;, fi per loo. By mail, $1.25. 
Ban's Mammoth. A variety of the largest size. 
$2 per 100. 
Palmetto. Gardeners near Boston think this is 
- not so hardy or reliable as Conover's. Same price. 
Makkft G.xuueners who intend to plant large beds of Asparagus should write 
to us early for prices. Our roots have not been injure^ by insects, as in states south 
of us. Asparagus should not be planted in Autumn. 
RHUBARB 
Kinds which do not require Peeling. 
Linnaeus. Medium size, tender, mild and early. 25 cts. each. D02. $3. 
London Market. Large, long stalks. Very tender and mild. 25 cts. each. 
Monarch. Extra large new English sort. Superior in size and quality, 
having a fine apple flavor. 25 cts. each. 
One each of the above for 50 cts. 
The Number of Trees 
Vistatices apart 
'No. 
% foot X 
I " X 
2 feet X 
2 "X 
2 " X 
3 
3 '• X 
3 " 
3 X 
4 " 
3 ' ^ 
5 " 
3 "X 
4 " X 
4 " 
4 X 
5 \\ 
2,180 
5 "X 
1.742 
6 " X 
6 " 
7 " X 
7 " 
g " X 
or Plants to set an Acre 
Distances apatt 
No. 
10 
435 
1 2 
12 
■ 5 
i8 
20 
20 
21 
24 
25 
30 
.... 48 
36 
33 
40 
50 
17 
