Asparagus plant named `Jersey Jewel`

#The invention herein set forth is an asparagus plant which is one of the products of an extremely detailed long continuing program of asparagus development, since it is a valuable plant commercially and thus lends itself to expending effort and time in providing new and improved plants for commercial exploitation as well as desirable plants for home garden use.

#As is well known, the primary method of producing asparagus ultimately is from seed which is the product of crossing male and female plants of selected characteristics.

#We have also established, by causing the new plant to be asexually reproduced by crown division at Rutgers University, and, that the characteristics come true and are repeated from generation to generation.

#Turning to a consideration of the drawing which is attached hereto, as will be seen in FIG. 1, certain data of dimensions and positions of branches and other details are set forth and illustrating aspects of the plant by way of notation.

#Additionally color data is supplied for the flowers and references made in that color data to the Munsell Color Limit Cascade and which color is illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawing as being representative and the best way it can be shown in photographic reproduction processes currently available.

#The values to follow are expressed in centimeters unless otherwise indicated. The number (1) indicates that the measurements presented were taken from the largest stalk.

#Stalk data:

#Number of nodes below first branch (1).--27.