ILLUSTRATIONS 
End and Side View of White Asparagus Bunches . 
Conover’s Asparagus Buncher . A ° ° . 
Watt’s Asparagus Buncher : ° ; 
Rack and Knives Used in New England ‘ - * 
At the Bunching Table : . . 2 
Box of Giant Asparagus . : ° . 
Southern Asparagus Crate. - : ° : 
Tunnel for Forcing Steam Through the Soil . 
A Long Island Asparagus Cannery 
Sterilizing Tank . = : 
Sterilizing Room. 
Interior View of a California Asparagus Cannery . 
Perspective View of a California Asparagus Cannery 
Cannery in Asparagus Fields . ° ° ° 
Common Asparagus Beetle ° 
Asparagus Attacked by Beetles 
Spotted Ladybird : : : ° 
Twelve-spotted Asparagus Beetle . : . 
Asparagus Stems Affected with Rust - ° . 
Portion of Rusted Asparagus Stems. 
Asparagus Field on Bouldin Island . ; . 
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