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Rathbun 
Rathbun — Origin Western New York. A 
strong erect grower with strong stem, 
branching freely; will root from tip of 
branches like a Raspberry. Hardy, 
having endured 20 degrees below zero 
and produced a good crop. Forms a 
neat compact bush 4 to 5 feet high, 
producing its immense fruit abun- 
dantly. Fruit is sweet and luscious 
without hard core, of extra high flavor, 
jet black, small seeds; firm enough to 
ship and handle well. Very large size, 
resembling the Wilson and fully equal 
to that grand variety, with the addi- 
tion of hardiness. 
Snyder — Extremely hardy; enormously 
productive; medium size; no hard, sour 
core; half as many thorns as Lawton 
or Kittatinny, and they are nearly 
straight and short. 
Taylor’s Prolific — It is so extremely har- 
dy as to have stood 30 degrees below 
zero unharmed. Berries large (nearly 
as large as Kittatinny) and of the 
highest quality. Canes of strong, 
spreading growth, and in productive- 
ness it is simply remarkable, fully 
equaling in this respect the Snyder, 
which it nearly doubles in size. It 
ripens with Kittatinny. 
ASPARAGUS 
This earliest and finest of spring vegetables is among the easiest cultivated and 
most profitable. A bed once planted suffers no deterioration for thirty years or more, 
if it is properly attended to and well manured. 
Cultivation — See that the ground is well drained, naturally or otherwise; work 
it up fine and deep, and make it very rich with well-rotted barnyard manure. Locate 
the plants eight inches apart in rows three feet apart. Spread out the roots in a 
trench made deep enough to permit their crowns to be covered with three or four 
inches of mellow earth. Give the bed liberal dressings of manure at intervals, and 
except near the seashore, three pounds of salt per square yard early every spring. 
Do nut cut for use until the plants have grown two seasons. 
Barr’s Mammoth — This variety has com- 
manded 35 cents per bunch when other 
asparagus was selling for 10 and 15 
cents. Stalks very large, frequently 
an inch in diameter, with few scales. 
Very tender and succulent.. 
Columbian White — A choice new variety, 
producing immense white shoots, which 
stay white as long as it is fit for use. 
One of the largest, handsomest and 
best asparagus in existence. Consid- 
ered one of the best for canning. 
Conover’s Colossal — This variety is much 
superior in size and quality to any 
other, being remarkably tender and 
fine flavored. 
Palmetto — Until recently we believed 
that Conover’s Colossal was the best 
sort known, but we are now forced to 
concede that the Palmetto is earlier 
and a better yielder, and more even 
and better in growth, and that it will 
eventually supersede the old favorite. 
The average bunches contain fifteen 
shoots, measuring 13V4 inches in cir- 
cumference and weighing nearly two 
pounds. It has been tested both North 
and South, and has proved entirely suc- 
cessful in every instance. 
