. Descriptive catalogue of choice trees and plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Berlin Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 6 J. G. HARRISON & SONS. ASPARAGUS. Asparagus usually sells at a good price, and being ready for market in April and May, the income derived from it is especially appreciated at that time of the year. It is usually planted on light soil to have in early, though it can easily be grown on all good gar- den soils. The sprouts are not usually cut until the second or third year after planting except to mow down the canes in the fall. The roots wi
. Descriptive catalogue of choice trees and plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Berlin Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 6 J. G. HARRISON & SONS. ASPARAGUS. Asparagus usually sells at a good price, and being ready for market in April and May, the income derived from it is especially appreciated at that time of the year. It is usually planted on light soil to have in early, though it can easily be grown on all good gar- den soils. The sprouts are not usually cut until the second or third year after planting except to mow down the canes in the fall. The roots will give good crops for from 15 to 20 years, sell- ing at from $100 to §400 per acre, usu- ally about §250 per acre. In preparing asparagus for market, cut the sprouts about 4 or 5 inches under ground, and when only from 2 to 4 inches high, plant the roots in the spring or fall, from 4 to 6 inches deep, covering with only three inches of soil at first and filling in the trenches as the plants grow. Cultivate well at first after- wares only early in the spring, and in July or August. Salt spread broad cast early in spring, 5 to ten bushels per acre is a good fertilizer; give good top dressing of stable manure in November. Our stock of asparagus roots for fall is very large, and we are prepared to make special quotations on large orders. DONALD'S ELMIRA ASPARAGUS—This new asparagus has attracted much attention throughout New York State, where it was originated by Mr. A. Conale a prominent market gardener of Elmira. He has always realized hand- some prices, and, although a large grower, was unable to supply half the de- mand. The delicate green color is noticeable different from either the famous Barr's Philadelphia Mammoth, or Palmetto, while the stalks are more tender and succulent. Its mammoth size can be realized from the fact that in whole crops a bunch of twelve stalks will average four pounds in weight. It requires much less labor in cutting and bunching,thus lessening t
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