ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, 
HALL, 
ASPARAGUS SEED AND ROOTS 
Vitamins a b, C by 
You can grow your own asparagus roots by 
sowing seed early in the spring. Asparagus 
seed germinates slowly and we find it a good 
practice to sow a few radish seeds to mark the 
row making earlier cultivation possible. 
We usually speak of an asparagus bed; how- 
ever, for the family garden a row or two along 
one side is preferable to a bed. ‘The roots 
should be set 15 to 18 inches apart in a trench 
4 to 8 inches deep and wide enough so the 
roots can be spread out evenly around the 
crown. Cover with 2 inches of soil and pack 
tightly. Gradually fill the trench as the plants 
grow. Rotted manure or fertilizer may be 
used in the bottom of trench. Rows should 
be 4 feet apart. 
“AERO” CYANAMID: A fertilizer for aspar- 
agus that also controls weeds. Apply at the 
rate of | Ib. to 30 ft. of row. Lb. 25¢; 5 
lbs. 75¢, prepaid. Descriptive folder will be 
mailed on request. 
Please read carefully shipping instructions 
concerning plants and nursery stock on our 
order blank before ordering. 
Late years the seed corn maggot has been the cause of many 
poor stands of beans. This is a tiny maggot that lives in the soil 
and eats the first leaves as the bean sprouts with the result that 
the bean plant does not come up or is so damaged that it does not 
grow normally. We suggest treating your seed to prevent maggot 
damage — see box below. 
If you want top quality beans for table use we 
suggest that you stick with Tendergreen. 
*10 TENDERGREEN: 53 days. We believe 
that the long, round, high quality pod of 
Tendergreen still keep it at the top of the 
list as a green bush bean for the table, 
canning and freezing. Pods are stringless, 
fiberless, brittle and meaty and they hold 
their slim attractive appearance and good 
eating quality longer on the vine than most 
other varieties. We suggest making small 
plantings every 2 or 3 weeks to have fresh 
beans all summer. Pkt. 25¢; 1 Ib. 50¢; Ib. 
80¢; 2 lbs. $1.55. 
Capital letters (A) indicate high content 
of that Vitamin. Small letters (a) in- 
dicate limited amount of the Vitamin. 
1 oz. should produce 250 roots 
*5 SENECA WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS 
SEED: A new strain of Washington de- 
veloped on our farms by selecting high 
producing plants of Mary Washington, test- 
ing these for yield, size of shoot, and uni- 
formity. From these a male and female 
were selected as the best in the group and 
crossed to produce Seneca Washington. 
Seneca Washington is more vigorous than 
other varieties, as resistant to disease as its 
parents, and shoots are large, green with 
purple compact tips. Seneca Washington 
produces a larger root and some market- 
able size asparagus can be cut year follow- 
ing setting. Pkt. 25¢; oz. 80¢. 
SENECA WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS 
ROOTS: Our asparagus roots are extra 
large, of the highest quality and are freshly 
dug before shipping to you. With strong, 
freshly dug Seneca Washington roots, pro- 
ductive beds are established quicker than 
with ordinary Washington strains. 
No. 1, ONE YEAR ROOTS: Doz. $1.45; 50 
roots $3.55; 100 roots $6.10 prepaid; 500 
roots $17.60; 1,000 roots $34.10, not prepaid. 
BEANS 
| GREEN BUSH SNAP BEANS 
Vitamins A b, C b, 
Pkt. will plant 20 ft. row; a pound 150 ft. 
9 WADE: 55 days. All-America Winner 
1952. An outstanding and attractive new 
snap bean that has the darkest, richest green 
pods of any variety we have seen and they 
are long, slender and straight. Wade is 
heavier yielding and matures with or slight- 
ly later than ‘Tendergreen and like ‘Tender- 
green sets its pods over a much longer 
period than Topcrop giving at least 2 or 3 
pickings. Wade is more attractive and heav- 
ier yielding than Tendergreen but we be- 
lieve it does not quite equal this fine old 
variety in flavor and quality. Wade is a 
most promising bean, which we suggest you 
try. Pkt. 25¢; 14 lb. 50¢; Ib. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
BEAN MAGGOT CONTROL 
For controlling bean maggot and also 
for preventing seed decay in early 
plantings the New York State Experi- 
ment Station recommends treating the 
seed before planting with a solution 
containing Arasan and Lindane, a fun- 
gicide and an insecticide. We have 
prepared the recommended solution 
and offer it in bottles in sufficient quan- 
Tityetontuiedte Ze bs Olssced. me TICemLog 
per bottle. 
NEW YORK 1 
John Robson says, and son, Dick, agrees, “One 
Year Seneca Washington Asparagus Roots grown 
for you on our farms are larger and more vigorous 
than most Two Year Old Roots. You cut Aspar- 
agus earlier from our Seneca Washington Roots”. 
“There is no corn like yours!” 
April 17, 1952 Harold G. Walton 
Portland, Maine 
DDT controls leaf-hoppers that feed on young bean leaves turn- 
ing them brown and stunting the plant. 
Mexican bean beetles. 
at first sign of young beetles or their orange colored eggs, dust 
undersides thoroughly with Rotenone (see page 32). 
Rotenone controls 
Watch undersides of bean leaves in June; 
Topcrop is especially adapted for freezing or can- 
ning as a large percentage of the beans mature at 
one time. 
11 TOPCROP: 50 days. All-America Win- 
ner 1950. Earlier than Tendergreen or 
Wade, Topcrop is extremely productive 
even under adverse conditions and it is 
resistant to common bean mosaic. Pod set 
is concentrated permitting only one picking. 
The quality is excellent; however, pods 
ripen quickly and tend to become lumpy 
and creasebacked if not picked when ready. 
‘Topcrop pods are a medium light green and 
are stringless and fiberless. Pkt. 25¢; 1% Ib. 
50¢; lb. 85¢; 2 Ibs. $1.65. 
* Indicates Varieties that we Personally Consider to be the Best for the Home Garden. 
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