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y/lsPARAGUS CROWNS. 
Grown in the Famous Sussex County Belt 
where Strong, Sturdy, Fat Roots are Produced 
Buy your plants from certified growers. We are positively the largest growers of Asparagus crowns in 
the country. Our acreage under cultivation for the production of plants to supply commercial growers and 
gardeners runs up to as many as 100 acres during a single season. Soil and climatic conditions here on the 
Peninsula are ideal for producing heavy crowns with sturdy, long, fat roots. If you have not given our 
plants a trial, it might be to your advantage to do so. Growing the best Asparagus plants of the better 
varieties is one of our specialties. 
Cultural Hints 
for Asparagus 
Plant in furrows 5 to 6 inches deep, covering with only 
2 to 3 inches of soil at the time of planting; cover re¬ 
mainder of furrow to ground level during the summer a 
little from time to time after plants have sent up growth 
through the first covering. Many amateurs get the idea 
that they must dig a trench deep enough to plant with 
crowns 5 to 6 inches below the ground level (which 
is correct); however, the mistake is that the roots they 
think should be in a direction straight down which is not 
necessary or proper. The furrow should be 5 to 6 inches 
deep and the plants placed at the bottom of the furrow, 
which makes the roots and the crown on the same level. 
We admit the plants when planted in this manner are 
lying on their sides so to speak; nevertheless the crowns 
will turn new shoots upward and growth will not be 
retarded. After plants have grown through the summer 
following the spring planting, they are ready for plant 
food. A good top-dressing of barnyard manure is fine dur¬ 
ing the month of November or sometime during the 
winter months. If this can be done, then no other extras 
are necessary. However, with the barnyard manure, it 
would be well to apply at the rate of from 100 to 200 
pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre in March before the 
tips appear. In a number of instances an application of 
about five bushels of salt to the acre during the month of 
January with the nitrate of soda mentioned above is all 
the plant food many commercial growers use. 
The canes may be mowed down during the fall months 
about the time of the first frost. While it is not necessary 
they should, however, be cleaned off the ground and 
burned sometime before growth starts in the spring. We 
recommend this even though in a larger number of instances 
it is never done. 
Profits from Asparagus are encouraging. It’s ready for 
market in April and May before other crops are to bring 
in money. This is another reason why the growing of 
Asparagus is considered by our most prosperous agricul¬ 
turists. It gives them money early in the season at a time 
when it is most needed, and therefore the funds received 
from Asparagus tips are more appreciated than that of any 
crop produced on the farm. 
Plant in rows 5 feet apart with plants set 2 feet apart in 
the row. Under this schedule it requires 4,356 plants to 
set an acre. Some growers prefer planting in rows of more 
space than the figures represented here. In a number of 
cases this is done for the convenience of a particular spray¬ 
ing outfit which they are using for other purposes. The 
figures we give here are standard as to distance of planting 
or those most general in practice. 
MARY WASHINGTON. A comparatively new 
variety originated by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, and without any doubt the best va' 
riety of Asparagus grown at this time. All of the 
commercial growers are planting Washington ah 
together, or a large percentage of their acreage to 
Washington. Very strong grower, stock of giant 
size, green color, rich, and tender. It is our opin' 
ion that the two principal good points of this va' 
riety is that it is rust'resistant, also a stronger 
grower than any of the old standards of Aspara' 
gus. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL. An old variety, well 
known in all localities. Large and makes a rapid 
growth. Very popular. 
GIANT ARGENTEUIL. This variety is largely 
grown in France. Stalks are immense size, rich 
and tender. Earlier than the other varieties. 
PALMETTO. Of Southern origin. Very large and 
productive. Most extensively used Asparagus. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON. This is a sister to 
Mary Washington; however, it is claimed that its 
sister is a more vigorous grower and possibly more 
rust'resistant. With us here in our nurseries, there 
seems to be no difference in the two varieties that 
we can detect by carefully watching them in the 
nursery rows. 
BARRS MAMMOTH. 
Early 
and very 
large; 
makes a rapid growth. 
A general favorite. 
PRICES OF ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
25 
100 
1000 
5000 
3-year, No. 1 . . . 
. .$1.00 
$3.00 
$15.00 
$72.50 
2-year, No. 1 . . . 
. . .75 
2.00 
9.00 
42.50 
1-year, No. 1 . . . 
. . .40 
1.00 
5.50 
25.00 
We allow a Cash Discount of 5 % on all 
orders, except Strawberry plants, when cash 
accompanies order in full. Remit by Money 
Order, Registered Letter, Check or Draft. 
^ We grow about 2,000,000 Asparagus^* 
Crowns each year; if interested in large com¬ 
mercial plantings you should visit our nurs- 
^^eries. ^ 
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