HORTICUI.TURE AT HiGH ALTITUDES II 
Asparagus and Rhubarb . — These perennial vegetables should 
be found in every garden. They are hardy, free from insects and 
diseases and are desirable additions to the vegetable diet. Once 
planted, they will produce crops for years if given a fair amount 
of cultivation and fertilization. Neither of these vegetables was 
included in the experimental plantings because there were plant- 
ings already established when the work was begun in 1916. These 
served to show that asparagus and rhubarb grow well at high alti- 
tudes. Any of the cultivated varieties may be grown. 
Beans . — This vegetable is commonly considered a tender crop, 
requiring warm weather for best development, and it might there- 
fore not be expected to succeed where cool days and cold nights 
prevail. As a matter of fact, however, snap beans do well. They 
will sometimes undergo light freezes without being damaged, a 
fact which often makes it desirable to take a chance and plant be- 
fore all danger of frost is past. If such planting succeeds, an early 
crop results, while if the beans are killed by a hard frost only 
the seed and labor of planting are lost. 
A number of varieties have been grown but Stringless Green- 
pod is the most desirable. Bountiful, another green podded kind, 
also gave good results. Of the wax-podded varieties tried, Ger- 
man Black wax is perhaps the best. These varieties will all pro- 
duce edible pods in 60 to 75 days from planting. Though not 
thoroughly tried out, it seems that mature beans of the Pinto type 
may also be grown, if planted as early as possible. Limas have 
not proved a success. 
Cabbage, Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts . — All members of 
the cabbage family of plants grow to perfection at the higher 
altitudes where the cool seasons are especially favorable for their 
development. Any varieties will grow well but the following are 
some of the more desirable kinds : 
Early Jersey Wakefield produces small conical- shaped heads 
which are the earliest to mature. Copenhagen Market is a very 
desirable early maturing variety. The heads are large and round. 
Danish Ballhead produces hard round heads of good size and 
should be grown for winter storage. American Drumhead Savoy 
is a variety of extra good quality. It has crumpled leaves. 
Earliest Snowstorm, Early Snowball, Dwarf Erfurt and Dry 
Weather are good varieties of Cauliflower. This vegetable may 
be grown to perfection when carefully handled. The plants should 
not become checked at any stage in their growth as they will not 
develop properly afterward. 
