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money making possibilities. Growers who 
got a few plants last year have already 
placed their orders for more this season. 
Por the home gardener it is the best 
possible variety to plant because the 
same space occupied will produce so 
much more, and better Asparagus. And 
with all of these advantages the cost of 
the plants is very little more than you 
pay for common Asparagus. 
Prices Prepaid —10 for 50c, 25 for 
$1.00, 100 for $2.50; 1000 for $16.00. 
Our one year plants aie larger than 
two year plants from many districts. 
Commercial growers write for quantity 
l)rices, or prices F.O.B. here, and we 
suggest when sending for quantity prices 
you send for an order of a few plants 
and see what large well-developed crowns 
we have to offer you in this variety. 
We have a limited number of large 
W^e have a limited number of large 
two year plants suitable for the home 
gardener who wants maximum results 
in a minimum time at 75c per dozen or 
$4.00 per 100, prepaid. 
Mary Washington Asparagus — This 
has been the most widely planted va¬ 
riety during the last few years. The 
stems are good quality, green, and it is 
perhaps the most rust resistant of any 
of the varieties on the market, A good 
standard variety for both the home gar¬ 
dener and the commercial grower. It 
starts very early in the spring, and the 
tips are very tender and green. Aspara¬ 
gus is very easy to grow and costs very 
little. For as little as $1.25 you can get 
enough plants for a 50 foot row which 
would make a very good addition to your 
garden, and would take very little of 
your time. 
Prices Prepaid—Large one year plants, 
10 for 40c, 25 for 75c, 50 for $1.25, 100 
for $2.25, 500 for $7.00, 1000 for $12.00. 
We can quote materially lower prices 
for Asparagus in quantity. F.O.B. here. 
Brief Instructions for Growing 
Asparagus 
Plow or spade a furrow from 6" to 10" 
deep and spread the asparagus roots out 
in the bottom from 12" to 16" apart, 
making the rows six feet apart. When 
the plants have been set in this deep 
furrow cover only about two inches deep 
and then as they grow work more dirt 
to them until the furrow is finally filled 
up. This is to get the crowns down 
deep so that they will not be injured by 
cutting. No asparagus should be cut the 
first season. In the fall when the tops 
turn yellow cut them off to the ground 
and manure heavily. The next spring the 
bed may oe cut for a while, but must 
be allowed to fern (grow tall tops) each 
summer and fall in order that the plants 
may recuperate and be ready for cut¬ 
ting the following spring. 
Your asparagus row or bed or field 
should be dusted several times during 
the first growing season to prevent rust. 
It is best to do this dusting of a morn¬ 
ing while there is dew on the asparagus. 
During each late summer and fall after 
the cutting season is over and while the 
tops are growing up big, they should be 
dusted with sulphur. It is much better 
if you will do this dusting as a preven¬ 
tive before the rust attacks the aspara¬ 
gus than to wait until the rust has al¬ 
ready gotten a hold to start dusting. 
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