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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