Mary Washington Asparagus
Origin: USA
Item #: ASPARAGUS001
Mary Washington is one of
the most popular of all heirloom asparagus varieties and is an excellent
choice for the garden. The delicious asparagus shoots (called "spears")
are tender, thick, heavy and straight and are of a rich dark green color
with a purple tinge. Produces uniform spears and a heavy yield. This variety
was originally developed in California and introduced by the United States
Department of Agriculture in 1949.
In regards to the history
of this variety, Oregon State University states that:
"Modern American rust
resistant varieties trace back to breeding work done by
J. B. Morton at Concord,
Massachusetts under heavy rust conditions. A male plant,
A7-83, from a variety
called 'New American', was found to be exceptional in transmitting
rust resistance and vigor.
When A7-83 was crossed with B32-39, a female selected
from the English variety
`Reading Giant', the resulting progeny was the best of
many hundreds tested.
From this progeny came the strain called 'Martha Washington'
and the two original
parents were known as `Martha' and `Washington'. Later, another
female selection from
`Reading Giant', called `Mary', was crossed with `Washington'
resulting in the development
of `Mary Washington' the most important U.S. variety
to date. Currently a
strain of the `Mary Washington' type, 'California 500', is the
leading variety being
planted."
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Argenteuil
Asparagus (Precoce d' Argenteuil Asparagus)
Origin: France
Item #: ASPARAGUS002
Argenteuil is a French Heirloom
Asparagus developed from an 18th century asparagus variety known as Purple
Dutch at Argenteuil, France between 1860 and 1862. Argenteuil was one of
the earliest varieties to exhibit the large asparagus spears so well known
today. Argenteuil is a traditional French asparagus variety used to create
the popular "white asparagus" in France through means of blanching the
plants. When un-blanched, this asparagus variety produces thick, rose-purple
with an excellent flavor and tender tips. Argenteuil Asparagus is earlier
than most asparagus varieties and should be sown by seed from mid March
to the end of June. Unlike many other asparagus varieties which do not
offer a decent harvest until the third year, Argenteuil will give a good
yield in the second year. Read
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UC 72 Asparagus
Origin: United States
Item #: ASPARAGUS003
UC 72 Asparagus is a brand
new asparagus that we are carrying for the first time this year. The variety
itself was developed by the University of California-Davis and is another
Mary Washington type of Asparagus.
UC 72 Asparagus has a good
tolerance to Fusarium Wilt and Rust, but in addition is more heat and drought
tolerant than other asparagus varieties.
This variety is a good producer
of large, uniform green spears and is suitable for modern commercial use.
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