CHAPTER XVIII 



FAMILY LILIACE^E 



THIS family is an important one, since it furnishes 

 such crops as asparagus, chive, garlic, leek, onion, 

 and shallot. According to the Thirteenth Census 

 of the United States, the total 1909 American area 

 devoted to asparagus was estimated at 25,639 acres 

 and the crop valued at $2,246,631. The States 

 ranked according to largest area devoted to aspara- 

 gus are as follows: California, New Jersey, Illinois, 

 South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New York. 

 States with less than 1,000 acres are here omitted. 

 The total area in the United States devoted to 

 onions in 1909, including chive, garlic, leek, and 

 shallot, of which there are no records, was estimated 

 at 47,625 acres, and the total crop valued at $6,709,- 

 047. The States ranked according to acreage in 

 onions were as follows : Ohio, New York, Texas, Cali- 

 fornia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 

 Kentucky, New Jersey, Michigan, and Minnesota. 

 States with less than one thousand acres are omitted. 



DISEASES OF THE ASPARAGUS (Asparagus 



officinalis) 



Asparagus may be considered a hardy host when 

 grown under proper cultural and climatic conditions. 



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