Snyder Bros. (Inc.), Center Point, Iowa Asparagus, Rhubarb, Nut Trees 

ASPARAGUS 
This is one of the first spring vegetables ready for use, and one of the 
most wholesome of them. Plant it along the fence and plant it by the hundred 
rather than by the dozen. Plant shallow in a deeply prepared bed. Fertilize 
heavily when established. Asparagus plants are attractive after the cutting 
season and fit well into the Defense Garden. Both of these varieties are rust 
proof. 
PRICES— Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Martha Washington, 2-year plants, heavy. ...........000...... $0.40 $2.50 $18.00 
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A very superior variety, fine quality, and enormously 
productive. 
RHUBARB 
Rhubarb, like Asparagus, should be planted in rich soil where it need not 
be disturbed, and will produce a great lot of wholesome food with a minimum 
amount of work. Heavy clumps of it may be forced in the furnace room in 
winter if they are dug in the fall and allowed to freeze hard before taking in. 
The better kinds retain their foliage through the season and are also attractive 
plants for the Defense Garden. 
Each Per 10 
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The common kind of rhubarb. 
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A fine new kind from Canada with a high sugar content and 
fine flavor. Produces little seed so can be used over a longer 
season than the common rhubarb. 
Chipman’s. Red, heavy* divisions. © 2...2.2...4..6 i eee ee 1.00 
This new Canadian variety is the very best rhubarb obtain- 
able. It is dark red, as vigorous as McDonald, does not go to 
seed, is mild and fine flavored, and is very productive. 
NUT TREES 
TRANSPLANTING. Nut Trees are not as difficult to transplant as many 
‘believe but do require much more careful handling than fruit trees. The 
roots will not endure as much exposure and the tops should be cut back 
heavily. Usually the more the top is reduced the better the growth the first 
year. Cut ends should be waxed and the stem given a loose wrapping to pre- 
vent dessication. Nut trees are hand dug and usually have long, deep roots. 
Holes should be dug deep enough to avoid crowding them and pulverized 
moist peat mixed with top soil filled around them. A basin may be left around 
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