CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Editor's Note . . . . . . . . vii 



The Culture of Asparagus i 



Soil and Site .... i 



Varieties ....... 2 



Seed-Beds ....... 6 



Sowing the Seed . . . . \ . 8 



Positions for Permanent Plantations . . .14 



Soils for Permanent Plantations . . . 15 



Preparation of the Land for Permanent Plantations . 16 

 Planting and Manuring . . . . .19 



Cutting ....... 23 



Sowing in Permanent Beds, with a Discussion on Over- 

 crowding . . . . 24 



Forcing ....... 26 



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 



