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Miscellaneous 
Fruits 
DEWBERRY LUCRETIA—Emit muc h resem¬ 
bles the blackberry, but very much larger; an enormous bearer. Plant 
runs on the ground and needs same winter protection as black¬ 
berry. 
Dewberry 
DWARF JUNEBERRY—Fruit hard to dis¬ 
tinguish from blueberry or huckleberry. 
The shrub grows about four feet high, and 
bears annually an abundant crop of fruit, 
which ripens in June. 
RUSSIAN MULBERRY — A 
very rapid-growing plant; 
bears well; fruit sweet, 
variable in size and color; 
leaf dark green and of 
very different shapes; 
some are birch - shaped, 
others cut and notched as 
much as any of our oaks, 
and in as many different 
shapes as all the varieties 
put together. Will stand 
almost any amount of 
drought. 
Vegetables 
ASPARAGUS 
There is big money in raising Asparagus for 
the market. There is never enough to supply 
the demand. There are many localities where 
several hundreds of acres are devoted entirely to 
growing Asparagus. For family use a bed a 
rod square will provide an ample supply for 
years. 
Culture—To make an Asparagus bed, pre¬ 
pare a place of fine, loamy soil, to which has 
been added a liberal dressing of rich manure. 
For a garden, set in rows eighteen inches apart, 
with the plants ten to twelve inches apart in 
the rows. Make a small mound of the soil in 
the center of the hole in which you are plant¬ 
ing, over which the roots should be spread, 
then cover the plants with about five inches 
of soil. If planted in the fall the whole bed 
should be covered before winter sets in with 
two or three inches of coarse stable manure, 
which may be lightly forked in between the 
rows as soon as the ground softens in the 
spring. Set the plant so that the top or crown 
of it is five to six inches below the surface. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL — Shoots deep green 
and often over an inch in diameter are 
thrown up very rapidly from this variety. 
One of the best. 
WASHINGTON (Rust Proof)—A new rust- 
resistant pedigreed Asparagus. As a stand¬ 
ard variety for the production of fancy As¬ 
paragus for the home or market, it stands 
ahead of all others in size, vigor, tender¬ 
ness, quality and rust-resistance. 
RHUBARB 
RED GOLIATH—The best rhubarb in Amer¬ 
ica. Stalks are giant in size, twice as large 
as ordinary rhubarb. Bright red in color, 
very tender and stays tender so you can use 
it all spring and summer. Has very sweet, 
rich flavor. 
LINNAEUS— Early, very tender. Has mild 
subacid flavor. Not stringy or tough. The 
plant grows large. Is the housewife’s favor¬ 
ite for sauce and pie. 
