STERLING'S ANNUAL CATALOG 4! 
Mary Washington Asparagus 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Our Asparagus Roots are nice, large, healty roots grown from re-selected 
seed and will make you a successful bed in | to 2 yrs. time. 
Doz. 100 1,000 
MARY WASHINGTON. Grown from re-selected seed. 
This kind is the largest, most productive and finest 
flavored Asparagus yet developed. Very high 
branching, which makes it the best for cutting 
green. Rust-resistant. 
Two year old roots. Ready to cut in I yr. cu $.50 $2.50 $15.00 
Three year old roots. Ready to cut this year if 
soleearlVee Very ArGes Crowns. aan leet een: 80 3.00 20.00 
We have many thousands of each of the 2 year and the 3 year old roots. 
Price on 5 thousand or more 2 year old roots, $12.50 per thousand. 
Set out our Sterling Grown Roots this year, about six inches below the sur- 
face of the ground, cover with two inches of soil. As the plants grow up, fill 
trench with well-rotted manure and more soil, and some good fertilizer on top 
of that. Do not put fertilizer next to any kind of root or plant if you want them 
to live. Set your Asparagus Roots out as early in the Spring as possible. 
Postage on Asparagus Roots: Please send 30c per doz., 40c per 2 doz., 
50c per 100 on 2 yr. old roots. Double that for 3 yr. old roots. 
East Hampton Nov. 10, 
Around the middle of April of this year | bought 200 one year old asparagus crowns. 
from you and planted them in. my garden at East Hampton. 
You will note from the photographs the luxurious growth that has taken place during 
the Summer. The rake handle that you see in the picture stands just about 5 feet high. 
Dart, 
Note the picture at the top of the page. 
