Asparagus 
A Delicious Dish for Spring Appetites. 
Market Growers' Prices, Page 100. 
TVAff*^ WrYClVlinrrtnn best of several rust resistant strains orig- 
A xm Y VV ^oxlJ,H^ tV^Al mated by the Bureau of Plant Industry. The 
shoots are larger and grow more rapidly than 
others. Stalks are very thick and grow unusually tall without branching. 
Color, an attractive deep green with purple tips. 
Even the largest shoots are firm, tender and richly flavored. 
(Pkt., oc) (ox., 10c) (% lb., 25c) (lb., S5c) (5 lbs., ^3.70) prepaid. 
GROW PLENTY OF BEANS 
Beans like a dry and rather light soil, though they will do well in anv 
garden soil if not planted too early in spring. Planting should be delayed 
until all danger of frost is over. Dwarfs are earliest and most hardy as a 
general rule. In garden culture, beans are usually planted about 2 inches 
deep, in rows 18 inches apart, and 3 inches apart in the row; in field culture, 
in drills 2 to 3 feet apart so as to cultivate with horse one way. Until 
blossoming season, frequent but shallow cultivation should be given. Deep 
cultivation after the plants show bloom is very apt to ruin the crop. Two 
pounds will plant 100 feet of drill, and sixty pounds is sufficient for an acre. 
Running beans, especially the Limas, are more tender than the Dwarfs; 
therefore, planting must be delayed still later, or until liability to rot in 
consequence of cold, damp weather has passed. Plant five or six beans in 
each hill, about 2 inches deep, hills 3 feet apart each way. Two pounds 
of seed will be sufficient for 100 hills of Limas, or 30 to 50 pounds of Limas 
per acre when drilled. 
To offord a regular succession of crops throughout the season, plant every 
two weeks after the first planting until midsummer. 
See Page 3 for Preparation of the Soil. 
See Page 98 for control of Mexican Bean Beetle and Bean Aphis. 
See page 100 for Special Prices to Market Growers. 
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