Wholesale catalogue of seeds, implements, fertilizers, insecticides for market gardeners and truckers : spring 1905 edition . 73, issued February 15th, 1904, extracts fromwhich are as follows: The question of varieties for setting new plantations is avery important one. Palmetto is by far the most productivesort; its productiveness, coupled with its power of resisting dis-eases, makes it one of the most, if not the most, desirable varietyof Asparagus. Donalds Elmira is second in order of yield, butit is exceeded by Palmetto by 24% in early yield and 32% intotal average yield (covering six year
Wholesale catalogue of seeds, implements, fertilizers, insecticides for market gardeners and truckers : spring 1905 edition . 73, issued February 15th, 1904, extracts fromwhich are as follows: The question of varieties for setting new plantations is avery important one. Palmetto is by far the most productivesort; its productiveness, coupled with its power of resisting dis-eases, makes it one of the most, if not the most, desirable varietyof Asparagus. Donalds Elmira is second in order of yield, butit is exceeded by Palmetto by 24% in early yield and 32% intotal average yield (covering six years of cutting) and by nearly36% in total yield of 1903. // is thus evident that the cashreturn in Asparagus growing depends much upon the variety. Inthe six annual crops taken from tlie field. Palmetto gives anaverage cash return of $ per acre more than the yield and value the last year reported on, 1903, was evenmore pronounced in favor of Palmetto, the yield being 7,123lbs. per acre; the returns for which were per acre, anexcess over Elmira that year of $ and over Barrs Mam-moth, $ HENDERSON S PALMETTO ASPARAGUS. PETER HENDERSON & NEW YORK.—WHOLESALE CATALOGUE.
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