ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS usually sells at a good price, and 
being ready for market in April and May, 
the income derived from it is especially ap- 
preciated at that time of the 
year. It is usually planter' 
on light soil to have it early 
though it can be easil; 
grown on all good garden 
soils. The spi'outs are not 
usually cut until the second 
or third year after plant- 
ing, except to mow down the 
canes in the fall. The roots 
will give good crops for 
from 1.5 to 20 years, selling 
at $100 to $200 per acre. 
Plant the roots in the spring 
or fall, from 4 to 6 inches 
deep, covering with only 3 
inches of soil at first, and filling in the trenches as 
the plants grow. 
Barr's Mammoth— Very large, tender stalks, light color and 
very early. 
Conover's Colossal— Very larKe, makes rapid growth ; planted 
mostly by market-gardeners ; very productive. 
Giant ArRenteuil — Stalks of immense size, very bright and 
attractive, sweet and tender. Comes into cutting condition much 
earlier than others. Very reliable and a sure money-getter. 
Pilmctto — Of Southern origin, a variety of excellent fluality, 
early, very large, very prolific ; all who have used it pronounce 
it ahead of any other. 
Gooseberries yield tremendous crops — often '100 to 500 
bushels per acre. 
GOOSEBERRIES 
THERE is money in Gooseberries. They are 
now being planted largely for market instead 
of a few bushels in the garden, as formerly. 
They bring quick returns and large profits. The 
Gooseberry requires the same cultivation and treat- 
ment for worms as the currant. The worm at- 
tacks the Gooseberry before the currant bushes, and 
should be closely watched as soon as the growth 
gets a few inches long. Dust or sprinkle the leaves 
with hellebore as soon as the first worm is discov- 
ered, or about the 10th or 12th of May. These 
worms come three times during the season, and 
should be closely watched through the summer. 
Chautauqua — This is the largest and best of the gooseberries 
but it is difficult to propagate, so the plants are higher in 
price than others. Fruit is large, pale green and of good 
quality, sells for much more than the smaller kinds. 
Downing — l'"ruit smooth, larger than Houghton, roundish, 
li'jht-grcen with distinct veins ; flesh rather soft, juicy and very- 
good. The most valuable American variety. 
Houghton— A medium-sized American variety, which bears 
abundant and regular crops, and never mildews ; fruit smooth, 
red, tender and very good : very valuable. 
Jossclyn (Red Jacket) — A new American variety, for which 
the introducer claims great productiveness, hardiness, excellence 
of quality and freedom from mildew, it having been tested 
seven years beside other sorts, all of which, except Red Jacket, 
were badly affected. Berry large and smooth. 
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