INDEX

PAGE American varieties, 18 Barr's Mammoth, 18 Columbian Mammoth White, 19 Conover's Colossal, 19 Donald's Elmira, 19 Eclipse, 19 Hub, 20 Mammoth, 20 Moore's Cross-bred, 20 Palmetto, 20 Purple top or green top, 21 Asparagus culture in different localities, 145 in New England, 145 on Long Island, 150 in New Jersey, 152 in the South, 154 in California, 158 in France, 164 Asparagus species, 6 plumosus nanus, 6 medeoloides, 6 Sprengeri, 6 falcatus, 8 laricinus, 8 racemosus, 10 sarmentosus, 10 Broussoneti, 13 officinalis, 13 acutifolius, 16 aphyllus, 16 Botany, 4 Bunchers, 91 Bunching, 89 Canning, 112 Eastern methods, 112 Pacific coast methods, 118 Crates, 96 Cultivation, 61 the first year, 61 the second year, 64 the third and future years, 66 Cultural varieties, 17 Cutting, 83 Manner of, 84 Drying, 122 Edible species, 13 European varieties, 21 German Giant, 22 Argenteuil, 22 Yellow Burgundy, 22 Fall treatment, 68 Fertilizers and fertilizing, 72 Forcing, 100 in greenhouse, 101 in hotbeds and frames, 103 in field, 104 in Cornell asparagus house, 110 Fungus diseases, 137 Asparagus rust, 137 Asparagus leopard spot, 144 Growing asparagus without transplanting, 32 Harvesting and marketing, 83 Historical sketch, 1 Insects, 126 Common asparagus beetle, 126 Twelve-spotted asparagus beetle, 133 Spotted ladybird, 130 Asparagus miner, 135 Knives, 88 Male and female plants, 40 Marketing, 96 Ornamental species, 6 Planting, 49 Distance to plant, 50 Depth of, 53 Manner of, 54 Placing the roots, 59 Plants, Raising of, 30 Pot-grown asparagus plants, 36 Preparation of the ground, 45 Preserving asparagus, 112 Raising of plants, 30 Renovating old asparagus beds, 70 Rubber bands, 93 Salt as a fertilizer, 81 Seed-growing, 26 Selection of plants, 38 Soil and its preparation, 43 Sorting, 89 Sorting and bunching, 89 Sterilizing, 116 Subsoiling, 47 Transplanting, Growing asparagus without, 32 Tying material, 92 Variety tests, 22