CONTENTS. 
NEVE ORCUTT Meee eet ey eta ee eC i, ve ee eee th i ty res Oe 
History 
Botany 
PAG TIEICR Sioa fo ks os sas SUE Ee Senta oe oad ane aoe ua re rene « 
Promenon ania trom seed 2.2.2. eo ee ee oe eke esha 
paving iheseedso55.25.).522.--22 22 ieee eae wd sO Ue le ae ees 
Sealer ere UmSleNN tiger ees ce ad Le ae ae Oe a ts kaa 
Oost Goly STAIR RY GIeeree Wa hve Ce 01 (pa eam ng eA pe 
[2 sy fan bre geia ERE TMNT OU 1) 1 NST Aa I a a a a ee ei ee 
TEN BST SUMS ER ce LR a ere 
Cost of 
Pease Pemmene se. i SS ne saad etiowa lose ade ae eee as 
PMieaiin ecniGh manor sls oN). o2 ok SOLE Sete bo, ae 
RUE MEARNS RGGI 002 Sys Oa oe ee eee bee reed 
ER ReR ese Ieee ross yn eS kk as ek hea egal k eee aes 
Peete une ee eee enter os De it ta ote in ee ge oe eee 
Fungus 
ATE SE SY a alien a AN gS df Mn dh ea Se Ee nd Nd 
feecvencumed: byl. Ho Chittenden. 0.22... <2.2 0.22 222-2 eee 
Pieeommon cspararus Neetlet 7-22. S2ce) S28 lk 2.2 etn Fe es ee 2S 
ihetwelve-spotted asparacus beetle. .--.:..22.2/.--.2.-2.--2--ses--se- 
Fig. 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Haepatacns erawn, roots, sbude, and spear. =... -2....-22S52--2a265-6 
; Asparagus stem, leaves, flowers,.and berries. .......-..-.------------ 
PeROmiietar COldM Oe aSPATACUS..22\55/.- 2's 2 = ones nl eet beet 
. Asparagus buncher and bunch of spears ready to be tied.-..--.-.---- 
. Box containing 24 bunches of green asparagus......----------------- 
Pulwo Hunches Ol Preel ASPATAGUS. <...2. 2. 05k ie a eee ea Se ete 
. End view of the two bunches of green asparagus shown in fig. 6..---- 
ePouruuncebes Gh prime white asparagus... ....---2-...--25--.-.--se- 
. End view of three of the four bunches of prime white asparagus shown 
i toad 7) AS ps ls A eS a AIR RR Ey RN A Moe 
. Stems of asparagus affected with ‘‘rust’’ caused by the fungus Puceinia 
tHE pete So aoe hae Ae ee eas Pe I 
. Magnified spores of Puccinia asparagi DC .......-------------------- 
PLaEGM GL TUStOO GSpaTacus StGNUS'- 22 225.5 a2 5-5-5! ncecewess 
. The asparagus anthracnose (Colletotrichum sp.) ---------------------- 
CCminom asparagus. beetle... 162. °. isis. ooo s dae. 2 ase eee a 5S ae 
. Spray of asparagus, with common asparagus beetle in its different 
stages; asparagus top, showing eggs and injury-.-.-.--.--------------- 
4 SOR aT ett LAL SY Lo bc pe PR ga SOE ie ol 5 OE ee ets pee 
Sat welve-spoted asparagus beste: << <5... cose ce cec oc base ecauqes cases 
