Hendersons Palmetto Asparagus 
Larger, Earlier, More Uniform in Size and More Prolific 
than any Other Asparagus Grown Disease-Resisting 
ASPARAGUS, the most appreciated of early 
spring vegetables, has been grown and 
prized for its succulent tenderness and de¬ 
licious flavor from time immemorial. In various 
countries various types and strains are extolled 
and offered, all of which we have grown and 
thoroughly tested, but—in the American climate 
at least—Henderson's Palmetto is the king of all Asparagus. 
It is superior in every way; larger, earlier, a 
strong, quick grower, a more prolific and con¬ 
tinuous yielder, the stalks large and uniform under 
ordinary culture, average nearly an inch in diam¬ 
eter, retaining their thickness up to their plump 
tips. The usual bunches of 15 shoots measure 13£ 
inches in circumference and weigh about 2 pounds. 
For quality Henderson’s Palmetto is peerless, 
meltingly tender and full of delicious flavor. The 
Palmetto is equally adapted to all sections North 
and South; it is less susceptible to the Asparagus 
disease than any other variety, and has continued 
to yield profitable crops in sections where plan¬ 
tations of other varieties have been entirely 
devastated. Asparagus may be grown in almost 
any soil or situation, but special success is at¬ 
tained in thoroughly enriched, deeply dug sandy 
loam. Beds cared for improve with age lasting 
for many years. Asparagus may be grown from 
seed, but as it should not be cut before two or 
three years old, that time is saved by buying 
and planting roots. (See cut.) 
Henderson's Palmetto Asparagus Seed, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 30c. 1 lb., 80c. 
lb., but a saving of one to two years is effected by planting 
HENDERSON'S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 
=— DALKEITH — 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
T HIS variety is a great improvement, being of dwarf, 
sturdy growth and producing abundantly large, 
solid Sprouts. These little heads of compactly 
folded leaves develop along the stalk, and are ready for 
gathering from June-sown seed the same season, furnish¬ 
ing a supply of this most delicious of vegetables during 
fall and early winter, for the plants are hardy and main¬ 
tain their Sprouts, even during quite severe weather; in 
fact, frost greatly improves their quality and flavor. (See 
cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., 90c. *4 lb., $3.00 lb. 
“Our Brussels Sprouts from your Dalkeith strain uere especially 
fine—for delicious quality, solidity and size the sprouts surpassed any 
we have heretofore grown.” Mrs. W. S. CLARK, Montclair, N. J. 
Henderson’s Palmetto Asparagus, in an exhaustive test covering eight 
years conducted by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, was 
proven superior to all other varieties tried, eight in all, viz.: Palmetto, Barr’s 
Mammoth, Donald’s Elmira, Columbia Mammoth White, Conover's Colossal, 
Giant Brunswick, Moore's Crossbred and Giant Argenteuil. Full details are 
printed in their Bulletin No. 173, extracts from which are as follows: 
“The question of varieties for setting new plantations is a very important one. 
Palmetto is by far the most productive sort; its productiveness, coupled with its 
power of resistitig diseases, makes it one of the most, if not the most, desirable 
variety of Asparagus. Donald's Elmira is second in order of yield, but it is ex¬ 
ceeded by Palmetto by 24 % in early yield and 32% in total average yield and by 
nearly 36% in total yield covering six years of cutting. It is thus evident that the 
cash re turn in Asparagus growing depends much upon the variety. In the six 
annual crops taken from the field, PaUnelto gives an average cash re¬ 
turn of SI 11.00 per acre more than the Elmira. The yield and value 
the last year reported on, was even more pronounced in favor of Pal¬ 
metto, the yield being 7,123 lbs. per acre; the returns for which were 
S839.87 per acre, an excess over Elmira that year of $221.88 and over 
Barr's Mammoth, S333.12. ” 
■ HENDERSON'S 
PALMETTO ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Can be supplied from Nov. 1st to May 1st but the best time for planting 
in the North is in the Spring. 
PRICES (buyer paying transit ). Per 100 I Per 1,000 
Two-year-old roots . $1.50 $10.00 
Three-year-old roots. 2.00 I 16.00 
Add to above prices for free delivery in U. S. — 30c. per 100 to 2-year-old roots; 
75c. per 100 to 3-year-old. 
HENDERSON'S LEAFLET "ASPARAGUS CULTURE,” FREE TO CUSTOMERS WHEN ASKED FOR 
