F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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ASPARAGUS 
To insure even germination soak seed in water 24 hours before planting. Sow at the rate of 15-20 seed per row 
foot'and cover 2 inches deep. Irrigate frequently and keep weeds down. In the late fall cut off all top growth 
and leave the roots in the bed until the following spring, when they should 
be dug and transplanted to the permanent bed. 
The permanent bed should be worked well to 16-18 inches deep and have a 
heavy dressing of stable manure applied. Set roots with crowns up, 6-8 
inches deep and 2 feet apart in rows that are 4 feet apart. Cover roots with 
3 or 4 inches of soil. As the roots make stronger growth more dirt, a little 
at a time, may be hilled up over the root crowns. Do not harvest spears 
the first year but allow full growth. In late fall after top growth has dried 
cut and burn. Repeat this same process the second season and by the third 
season, an abundant supply of delicious spears should be harvested. 
MARY WASHINGTON —Considered the very fin¬ 
est strain as it produces large round tender green 
spears. It is quite early, rust-resistant and very 
vigorous. Seed, pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; !4 lb. 30c; Zz lb. 
50c; lb. 85c. 
Roots — Splendid strong vigorous 1-year roots. 
Postpaid within 4th zone; 40c per doz.; 95c per 25; 
$2.00 per 100. 
CONOVER’S COLOSSAL —This variety has slight¬ 
ly smaller and flatter spears with greater tendency 
to stay white than does the Washington. Very fine 
quality spears of excellent flavor. Seed, pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; Z 4 lb. 30c; lb. $1.00. 
White or Green Spears 
Both white and green spears may be cut from the same root. When spears 
are a lowed to grow out well above the soil surface they turn green, but 
when cut 4 or 6 inches below soil surface they will be found to be white. 
Asparagus, Mary Washington 
BEANS 
Beans should be plant¬ 
ed in a good warm, dry 
soil after all danger of 
frost is past. Rows 
should be 2-3 feet apart 
and plants should be 
thinned to 4 to 6 inches 
apart in rows. If plant¬ 
ed in hills drop 6 or 7 
seeds per hill with hills 
about 2 feet apart each 
way. As plants grow 
larger pull dirt up 
around stems to sup¬ 
port plants. For succes¬ 
sion of crop plant every 
two weeks until mid¬ 
summer. 
Roans, Stringless Bountiful, 49 Dags (New) 
Bush—Green Pod 
Bush or dwarf vine-beans are the earliest and most 
hardy beans and are usually the first to be planted. 
They need no vine support other than hilling dirt 
up around the stems for reasonable support. They 
produce plentifully on good rich soil. 
STRINGLESS BOUNTIFUL (New) — 49 days. This 
important early variety is desirable for the home, 
market gardener and for early shipping. Plants are 
erect, thrifty, large leaves, flat pods x k inch wide and 
6%-7 inches long, stringless, slightly fiberous and of 
fine quality. Seed is straw-yellow in color, 65 per oz. 
Pkt. 10c; Z 2 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 lbs. 60c; 5 lbs. $1.15; 
10 lbs. $2.05. 
