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Thirty-two years’ experience in Strawberry Culture will 
Conover’s Colossal 
Asparagus. 
Fill I T TR EES—Con t in uetl. 
Plums 
EUROPEAN VARIETIES. P.eauty of Naples, Brad¬ 
shaw, Coe’s Golden Drop, Diamond, Fallenburg (French 
or Italian Prune), Grand Duke, Pond’s Seedling, Geuii, 
German Prune, Niagara, Bombard, Moore’s Arctic, Shrop¬ 
shire Damson, Red Egg, Purple Egg, Shipper’s Pride, 
Yellow Egg, York State Prune. 
JAPANESE VARIETIES. Abundance, Burbank, Cli¬ 
max. October Purple, Sultan, Red June, Satsuma, Shiro, 
Wick son. 
PRICES. No. 1, 2 year old, 5 to 7 feet, 35c each; 
dozen, $3.50; 100, $25.00; 2 year, 4 to 5 feet, 25c each; 
dozen, $2.50; 100, $18.00. 
Peaches 
VARIETIES. Alexander, Beer’s Smock, Belle of 
Georgia, Crawford’s Late, Crosby, Carman, Chair’s Choice, 
Early Rivers. Fitzgerald, Greensboro, Hill’s Chili, Large 
Early York, Iron Mountain, Niagara, Elberta, Champion, 
Triumph. Engle’s Mammoth, Old Mixon Free, Crawford’s 
Early, Captain Ede, Salway, Stump the World. 
Can also supply the following peach trees in small 
quantities—Admiral Dewey, Ray, Fox’s Seedling, Eureka, 
Mayflower, Sneed, Yellow St. John, Kalamazoo, Thurber, 
Steven’s Rareripe, Wonderful, Willett. 
PRICES. 1 year No. 1. 4 to 6, feet. 20c each; $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100; 1 year 2 to 
3 feet, 12c each; $1.20 per dozen; $8.00 per 100. 
Apricots 
ENGLISH VARIETIES. Harris, Moorpark. 
RUSSIAN VARIETIES. Alexander, J. L. 
Budd, Alexis, Gibb. 
PRICES. 2 year No. 1, 4 to 0 feet, 35c 
each; dozen, $3.50; $25.00 per 100; 2 year. 
2 to 3 ft., 20c each; doz. $2; $15.00 per 100. 
Asparagus 
Asparagus is the first vegetable to come in spring and is very popular with those who know 
its value It is not only a fine dish, rivalling green peas in palatability, but it has great 
medicinal value lor the kidneys. Every farmer and householder should have a generous 
supply and if at any time he has a surplus, a ready market can be found. When properly 
set and cared for, it will last a lifetime. We find asparagus nearly as profitable as straw- 
much 8 like d green de ^is nd S alm ° St lm P° Ssib,e to supply. It should be prepared for the table 
HOW TO GROW ASPARAGUS. 
The land for asparagus must be elevated and well drained. The soil must be rich mellow 
and deep. It must not be planted where frosts are liable to kill the young, tender shoots 
in early spring, so we advise planting on top of a hill near the buildings. If the land has 
been to corn or potatoes, we advise plowing in the fall and getting all ready for early 
spring planting. In spring as soon as the ground works nicely, we prepare the land and 
mark the rows out 4 ieet apart. A good heavy plow is best for this, turning out a good 
wide furrow some 10 inches deep. We select large two-year-old roots and drop them in the 
t ^ n ^° h V™ , 1 ! ke P„ ot , ato ® s - a V out 1 foot apart. When the field is dropped, we 
<o\or the plants with about 2 inches oi mellow' soil. In about a week, we start the culti- 
f.Jn°r*« n in k n ep at intervals throughout the season. What few' weeds that come up 
nn \?nni * b t pu,,ed ° Ut * In the fal1 ' heavy frosts, it is time to cut off the dead grass 
and apply a heavy coat of rich barn manure. This fall treatment must be kent on rmm 
year to year. For best results, it is not advisable to cut asparagus from the bed unti Z 
:Xwe,i y f ar ll tet : U 18 Se J OUt - Cut,in * ^"ds to weaken ’.he pVantsTnd they should Se 
I,, , f d ( l .° f et st, *°ug and stocky. In cutting, be careful not to injure the young shoots 
that arc just about to come through the ground. If the asparagus bed is- annuallv fVrtiH-Jrf 
vears old IwJ'T T’ * raS8eS ’ !t '**' a long time?' weknowofbeds overfifty 
o.ii. Id in this locality. -You can save much time by harrowing the field late in the fall 
and very early in the spring before the shoots start. Salt spread evenly over the rows w 
kill the weeds and not injure, the asparagus roots if applied in very early spring. 
Price of Asparagus Roots—We can supply 2-year-old roots of Conover’s Colossal Palmetto 
*1Vop” a m“’*5.00 5 peT b i a 000 Whlte ’ DOnald ' s and Argenteuil at SBc’per dozen! 
Extra Heavy Roots— We have about 20.000 roots 3 years old, very- large and fine for im- 
H at V n e f S and forcing, that we will sell at 35c per dozen; Tl’. 35 pe? 100$8 00 \™ r 
1,000. We can supply 1-year-old roots at $3.50 per 1,000. P * pe 
