
You'll be surprised how easy it is to 
grow Asparagus sufficient for a 
family of four or five. It is very 
healthful, rich in minerals and vita- 
mins. Every garden should have 
some. Protect your families’ health, 
and enjoy this tender, delicious vege- 
table. Room required is very small. 
Complete planting and cultural di- 
rections sent free with each order. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
The Outstanding Variety 
This is, without doubt, the best 
variety grown at this time. It is a 
very strong grower, stock of giant 
size, green color, rich and tender. In 
addition to being very productive, 
it is rust resistant and a bed will 
last for years. 
PRICES—Extra Strong 2 Year 
85c per 25, $1.15 per 50 
$1.90 per 100, $10.00 per 1000 
Tender, Juicy ASPARAGUS 

RHUBARB 
HEALTHFUL— DELICIOUS 
MYATT’S LINNAEUS—The best 
known and most widely planted 
variety. Large, early, tender—not 
the least tough or stringy—with 
mild subacid flavor. Excellent for 
pies or sauce, and very desirable 
for canning. Plant 3 or 4 feet 
apart in rich garden soil. 
Prices of Extra Strong Two Year 
Roots: 20c each, $1.75 per 10 
$10.00 per 100 
McDONALD ALL-RED — Intro- 
duced by the McDonald College, 
Quebec, Canada. This remarkable 
variety is of highest quality and 
when cooked without peeling has 
a high crimson color. Flavor 
pleasantly acid but sweet. An un- 
surpassed commercial variety 
commanding premium prices. 
50c each, 3 for $1.25 

Nut Trees 
Serve double purpose ! 
Beautiful Trees for 
Ornament 
Healthful Nuts for 
Food 
Butternut 
BLACK WALNUT 
This species is a common and stately forest tree in the 
middle and western states; grows from forty to sixty feet 
high; has an open, spreading head and is rapid in growth; 
produces large crops of nuts with rough hard shell con- 
taining rich, oily kernels of fine flavor. Trees 4-5 ft., 
$1.75 each. 
BUTTERNUT 
A fast growing tree that produces within two or three years after 
planting. Nuts are large with sweet oily nutritious kernels. 
Wonderful for nut cookies and cakes. 3-4 ft., $1.50 each; 4-5 ft., 
$2.00 each. 
ENGLISH WALNUT 
A fine lofty growing tree, producing large crops of thin shelled 
delicious nuts. Trees 3-4 ft., $1.50 each. 
HAZEL NUT (Filbert) 
These plants attain the height of a peach tree if kept trimmed to 
one stem. For best crop production they should be grown in tree 
form. 2 varieties needed for pollination. 3-4 ft. trees, $1.35 each. 
Barcelona—Large nut of round type. One of the newer prolific 
yielding varieties. 
Daviana— Medium in size. Best variety to pollinate Barcelona. 


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Chinese Chestnut 
English Walnut 
BLIGHT RESISTANT CHINESE CHESTNUT 
CHINESE CHESTNUT (Castanea Molissima)—Introduction 
of U. S. Dept. of Agr. Best of chestnuts so introduced. The 
nuts are larger than those of the American chestnut and are 
equally sweet and good. Does well on a wide range of soils. 
The trees bear very early—quality of nut very good. 
3-4 ft., $1.50 each; 4-5: ft., $2.50 each. Nicely branched 
trees. 
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DISTANCES FOR PLANTING 
StandardtApplesmurcrncmrecciniircte cereieics cereale cis SS ittex opie 
Standard#Pears TA pricotsemectaeriitete et ateleisieier aici 20 ft. x 20 ft. 
SweetiCherniésierniscyecete te cioeiercistsierets aie o neta rete mete 2M ta Xt2 Ont 
SoursCherries Plums statusiercse crcloisicolc cree ieee 20M x12 0 tt. 
Quinces, Dwarf Apples, Dwarf Pears............ Whitt x lott: 
Peaches trer-petepencteitie cletetercieteteieterereteiers clavetnre _+++16 to 20 ft. apart 
Plants Rows 
GAPES stereneloneteletoisletereieieretere ete che, ckefecrenetet: 6 to 8 ft. 8 to 10 ft. 
Raspberriesins sre rtene eierac.c cinoe oietnteuielere ate SLOnOnT te 6to 8 ft. 
BlackberricSsrercratetscereviete © cle sietelettere hele 4 to 6 ft. 6to 8 ft. 
Currants and Gooseberries............. 4 ft. apart 4 ft. wide 
Strawberries (Pield)ci. scctereeieerre ne ates Ietolse Ge 3% ft. 
Strawberries (Garden) macete eieietee eae: 1 ft. apart 2 ft. 
Asparagus (In Beds) ei mptaecsiseie crenicn 15 in. apart 3 ft. 
Asparagus) (insbiclds)mereiriiiate tic 2ft. apart 5 ft. 
To figure the number of plants per acre multiply the distance 
together and divide into 43,560 sq. ft. per acre. 
Example: Apples—35 x 35/43,560 = 35 trees per acre, 
