H ENDERSON'S PAI MFTTO ASPARAGUS 
ASPARAGUS, the most appreciated of early spring vege- 
tables, has been grown and prized for its succulent ten¬ 
derness and delicious flavor from time immemorial. In 
various countries various types and strains are extolled and of¬ 
fered, 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 continuous 
yielder, the stalks large and uniform under ordinary culture, 
average nearly an inch in diameter, retaining their thickness up 
to their plump tips. The usual bunches of 15 shoots measure 
13 j 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 pro¬ 
fitable crops in sections where plantations of other varieties have 
been entirely devastated. Asparagus maybe grown in almost 
any soil or situation, but special success is attained in thor- 
oughly enriched, deeply dug sandy loam. Beds cared for im¬ 
prove 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. 
Henderson’s Palmetto Asparagus ‘ Seed, 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 
30c. J lb., 80c. lb. 
HENDERSON'S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Can be supplied from A ro. 1st. to May 1st. but the best time for planting 
in the. North is in the Spritig. 
PRICKS {buyer payinx transit) .. Per 100 Per 1,000 
Two-year-old roots. $1.50 | $7b700 
Three-year-old roots,. 2.00 | 16.00 
Add to above prices for free delivery in U. S.—SOc. per 100 to 2-year-old roots: 
75c. per 100 to 3-year-old. 
"I bought Palmetto Asparagus roots of you six years ago. Set them out in 
accordance zvith your directions a>id the bed has borne steadily and increasingly 
ever since. 1 he largest and most delicious Asparagus we ever ate." 
tl IT. F. WOODWARD, Portland, Oregon. 
Last year I put out some of your 2 -year-old Palmetto Asparagus roots and now 
I am cutting some of the finest stalks I have ez>er seen, some of them nearly j inches 
tn circumference. ” _ F. O. FOSTER, Atlant'a, Ga. 
An Exhaustive Test of Asparagus 
COVERING EIGHT YEARS 
Conducted by the N. ). State Experiment Station 
Proved Henderson's PALMETTO THE BEST 
I N an exhaustive test covering eight years, conducted by the 
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Palmetto was 
proven superior to all other varieties tried, eight in all, viz.: 
Palmetto, Barr’s Mammoth, Donald’s Elmira, Columbian Mam¬ 
moth White, Conover’s Colossal, Giant Brunswick, Moore’s Cross¬ 
bred 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 resisting 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 exceeded by 
Palmetto by 24% in early yield and 82% in total average yield 
(«covering six years of cutting) and by nearly 86% in total yield of 
1908. It is thus evident that the cash return in Asparagus growing 
depends much upon the variety. In the six annual crops taken 
from the -field, Palmetto gives an average cash return of SI 10.00 per 
acre more than the Elmira. The yield and value the last year re¬ 
ported on, 1908, was even more pronounced in favor of Palmetto, 
the yield being 7,128 lbs. per acre ; the returns for which were 
SS89.S7 per acre, an excess over Elmira that year of $221.88, and 
over Barr's Mammoth, $338.12.” 
BOOKS ON ASPARAGUS CULTURE 
Asparagus. By F.M. Hexamer. A practical new treatise on the best 
methods of raising, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, forcing and can- 
ning asparagus. ....... .post paid, 50c. 
Asparagus Culture. By Jas. Barnes and Wm. Robinson. (Imported.) 
The best m ethods employed in England and France.post paid, 50 c. 
HENDERSON’S Leaflet “ASPARAGUS CULTURE/' Free to Customers When Asked For. 
