Asparagus plant

Abstract

A cloned variety of female Asparagus plant embodying great uniformity of all characteristics which include vigor, rust tolerance, yielding of a high proportion of large "jumbo" spears, maintaining good plant stand, resistance to crown rot under adverse low, wet field conditions and superior volume of quality spears.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cloned variety of female Asparagus plant substantially as shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the outstanding vigor and rust tolerance, yield of high proportion of large "jumbo" spears, which weight nearly twice as much as medium spears of varieties which produce only 30-40% jumbo spears, ability to maintain good plant stand and vigor under conditions which usually result in serious crown rot, and consistantly maintaining these desirable characteristics over large quantities of Asparagus plants.