TABLE OF CONTENTS 
PREFACE . - : ‘ ‘ . . 
. Historical Sketch . : : ° 
. Botany : : Z - - C . 
. Cultural Varieties . ; F ; ° 
. Seed Growing . ‘ : ° 
. The Raising of rlants. : 
. Selection of Plants . F : ; 
. The Soil and Its Preparation . ; 
. Planting 
. Cultivation : : 2 : ‘ ‘ 
. Fertilizers and Fertilizing 
. Harvesting and Marketing 
. Forcing 
. Preserving Asparagus 
. Injurious Insects 
. Fungus Diseases 
. Asparagus Culture in Different Localities . 
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