CONTENTS. 



Introduction, 



Crowns and roots, ......... 



Asparagus stalks, ......... 



Asparagus tops, ......... 



Progressive changes in composition of the asparagus plant, . 

 The inorganic constituents of the asparagus plant. 

 Effect of fertilizers on the composition of the asparagus plant. 

 Effect of fertilizers on asparagus roots, ..... 



Effects of fertiUzers on asparagus stalks, ..... 



Effects of fertilizers on asparagus tops, ..... 



Effect of fertiHzers on asparagus roots at the end of the cutting season, 

 Reserve material required to produce a crop of young stalks, 

 Amount of vegetable matter contained in ripened asparagus tops. 

 Relation of asparagus roots to weights of stalks, 

 Summary, .......... 



Practical conclusions from the chemical study of the asparagus plant, 



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