ASPARAGUS 
MARY WASHINGTON 
Easily grown and very profitable. The first crop in the 
spring, it always brings a high price on the market. Properly 
cared for, an asparagus bed lasts 20 years or more. 
Asparagus Prices 
Rust Resistant 
Growers everywhere are discarding all other varieties in 
favor of Mary Washington, because it is earlier, stalks larger, 
more tender and more productive than any other variety and 
very immune to rust. One of the most paying crops you can 
raise. 
Do not cut first two years. After bed gets well established 
asparagus can be cut for about two months, usually during 
May and June. For home gardens set roots 12 to 15 inches apart 
in rows two to three feet apart. Set them at least six inches 
deep, cover with a little soil and gradually fill trench as plants 
grow. For field setting, have rows four to five feet apart. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED 
WITH ALL SHIPMENTS 
Easy to follow directions are included with your plant 
order. If this is your first experience you will be delighted 
to see how amazingly easy it is to grow your own berries. 
FALL SET STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Start setting about October 15th in New England and con- 
tinue until the ground freezes. Put at least two quarts of pine 
sawdust over each plant just after or shortly before the 
ground freezes. Three or four inches over each plant is not 
too much (see cover). A heavy rain or blow will take some off 
at times so it may be necessary to replace some. We had to 
add a little twice last fall after two very bad storms. After 
snow comes these will be no more trouble. 
By spring the sawdust will have settled so not much more 
than an inch will cover the plant. The plant will come up 
through the sawdust and the sawdust does not have to be re- 
moved. After the first hoeing and cultivation, sawdust disap- 
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