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Asparagus 
Read page 19 and see 
what it says about the 
great profits to be 
had from the As¬ 
paragus bed, and 
what benefits ac¬ 
crue to the farmer 
from its planting. 
There are but 
two varieties 
worth listing, and 
I have them both in the 
finest quality ever grown. 
Palmetto. The earlier of the two, and extensively 
grown for the big city markets, commanding the 
largest prices. 
Conol^er's Colossal. This is the favorite green- 
tipped variety, and is the standard all ovei the 
country. f 
'Zither kind at the same price — 
50 cts. per 100 . $ 2 . 2 $ for $ 00 . $4 per iJoo 
Special rates in lots of $,ooo and obdr 
'Rhubarb 
Page 19 tells some interesting facts 
about the winter-forcing of Rhubarb. 
Growing Rhubarb in the cellar is some¬ 
thing new, but there is big money in it. 
Victoria is absolutely the best strain, and I have 
a selected stock of extra-fine roots at Si per doz., 
S5 per 100, S30 per 1,000. 
J.H.HALE 
SOUTH GLASTONBURY 
CONNECTICUT C € «) 
