. Alfred J. Brown Seed Co. : growers, merchants and importers. Nursery stock Michigan Grand Rapids Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ASPARAGUS. Conovers Colossal. An old standard, mammoth green sort, of*good quality. Oz. 5c, X lb. 15c, lb. 50c. vASPARAGUS ROOTS. One-year-old roots, 25c. per 100. Large two-year-old roots, 40c. per 100. CULTURE.—Beds are usually formed by setting plants one or two years old, which can be procured of us. If you wish to grow plants yourself, pour hot (but not boiling) water on the seed, and let stand until cool; pour it off and repeat tw
. Alfred J. Brown Seed Co. : growers, merchants and importers. Nursery stock Michigan Grand Rapids Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ASPARAGUS. Conovers Colossal. An old standard, mammoth green sort, of*good quality. Oz. 5c, X lb. 15c, lb. 50c. vASPARAGUS ROOTS. One-year-old roots, 25c. per 100. Large two-year-old roots, 40c. per 100. CULTURE.—Beds are usually formed by setting plants one or two years old, which can be procured of us. If you wish to grow plants yourself, pour hot (but not boiling) water on the seed, and let stand until cool; pour it off and repeat two or three times with fresh hot water. Then sow in drills one foot apart and; two inches deep in light, rich soil. When plants are well up, thin to about one inches apart, and give frequent and thorough culti- vation during the summer. If this has been well done, the plants will be fit to set the next spring. The permanent beds should be prepared by deep plowing or spading and thoroughly enriching the ground with stable manure or other fertilizer. If the subsoil is not naturally loose and friable, it should be made so by thoroughly stirring with a subsoil plow or spade. Set the plants about four inches deep and one to two feet apart in rows four to six feet apart. After the plants are well started, give frequent and thorough cultivation. Early the next spring, spade in a heavy dress- ing of manure, and one quart of salt to each square rod and cultivate well as long as the size of the plants will permit, or until they begin to die down. The next season the bed may be cut over two or three times; but if this is done, all the shoots, no matter how small, should be cut. After the final cutting, give a good dressing of manure, ashes and salt. Cultivate frequently, until the plants meet in the rows. In autumn, after the tops are fully ripe and yellow, they should be cut and burned. If well cultivated and manured, the bed should give a full crop the follow- ing season and continue p
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