S. E. HOLDRTDGE & SONS, NORWICH, CONN. 
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ASPARAGUS PLANTS 
MARY WASHINGTON VARIETY—We have some very 
fine asparagus plants for sale this year. We bought the very 
best seed available to start with. They were grown on well 
fertilized land. These plants are as good as any we have ever 
had for sale. We sold more asparagus plants this last year than 
ever before and we have a great many more for this spring’s 
planting. 
Home grown asparagus is one of the real treats available 
to the gardener. Cut fresh in your garden, it is very sweet and 
tender. Start now to have your own bed from which to cut. 
The Washington variety of asparagus is recognized as the 
outstanding yielder of all varieties of asparagus and more re¬ 
sistant to rust than any other variety. 
1 year plants, 25 plants for 50c; 50 plants for 75c; 100 for 
$1.00; 500 for $4.00; 1,000 for $7.00. 
2 year plants, 25 plants for 75c; 50 plants for $1.00; 100 
plants for $1.50; 500 for $6.00; 1,000 for $10.00. 
CULTURE 
The roots should be planted in early spring, just as early 
as you can work the land. They should be set in furrows 5 to 
7 inches deep with the roots spread out somewhat in the furrow. 
A good practice is to open the furrow 8 to 12 inches, apply a 
liberal amount of well rotted stable manure, well mixed with 
the soil filling the furrow to 5 or 7 inches deep before the roots 
are set. They should be covered with about 3 inches of soil 
until the young shoots start to come through. Then the furrows 
should be gradually filled in as the young plants grow, until 
the ground is level. In the garden, set in rows 31^ feet apart, 
with roots 12 to 15 inches apart in the row;i in large com¬ 
mercial plantings rows 4 to 5 feet apart are generally used. 
Asparagus needs good cultivation, with plenty of manure and 
fertilizer. 
Our asparagus bed is doing fine. 
Tolland, Conn. 
JOSEPH DuFOUR. 
POTTED PLANTS 
We are able to furnish potted strawberry plants of any of 
our varieties after September 1st. These are the new runner 
plants, well rooted in strawberry baskets. If you are unable to 
plant strawberries in your garden before June 1st, order some 
of these for delivery after September 1st. When you get your 
plants, break off the basket and set in the ground. These plants 
will bear well next spring. To be sure of your potted plants, 
order before August 1st, or still better, order now. 
Prices: 5c each at the farm in any quantity. 
