CONTENTS 



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EDITOR'S NOTE ... . vii 



THE CULTURE OF ASPARAGUS . . , . I 



SOIL AND SITE . . i 



VARIETIES ... * 



SEED-BEDS ... . 6 



SOWING THE SEED 



POSITIONS FOR PERMANENT PLANTATIONS . 14 



SOILS FOR PERMANENT PLANTATIONS . . 15 



PREPARATION OF THE LAND FOR PERMANENT PLANTATIONS . 16 

 PLANTING AND MANURING . . . . J 9 



CUTTING ....... 23 



SOWING IN PERMANENT BEDS, WITH A DISCUSSION ON OVER- 

 CROWDING ...... 24 



FORCING . . .. *6 



BUNDLING ..... .31 



MARKETS ....... 36 



INSECTS AND DISEASES . ... . -37 



SUMMARY ..... .39 



THE ASPARAGUS AS A DECORATIVE PLANT . . 40 



THE HISTORY AND COOKERY OF ASPARAGUS . . .50 



THE CULTURE OF SEAKALE .... .64 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION ..... 64 



PROPAGATION AND CULTURE . . . . .67 



FORCING ....... 72 



MARKETING ....... 77 



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