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ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. 
VEGETABLE VARIETIES 
Suitable for Quick Freezing 
It should be noted that the descriptions given throughout this catalogue 
apply particularly to Asgrow strains. Our stocks of many older varieties 
have been greatly improved through continual work on our breeding grounds. 
ASPARAGUS 
A ])r()fitable vegetable for the frozen pack because of its short season in tlie fresh market, 
but year around popularity with consequent high prices. Should be processed as soon as 
possible after cutting. 
Culture: Sozc the seed iu the spring in drills about 18 inches apart in light, rich soil. 
Place seeds one inch apart and cultivate regularlg during the summer; plants 111:111 he ready 
to set in the field the following spring. One ounce of seed will produce 700 plants. Deep 
plowed soil, rich in humus and well drained is best for this crop. Plants should be set 4 to 5 
inches deep, spaced 1 foot, in rows 4 f^f’t apart. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON 
The original rust resistant variety; heavy yielding, with large dark green stalks; of 
fine quality. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
Deservedly the most popular variety of asparagus; rust resistant, with uniform spears 
and very tight tips of fine quality; heavily productive; of medium season. 
Asgrow Stringless Green Pod. All-America Gold Medal 1933 
