72

Forcing, 100
in greenhouse, 101
in hotbeds and frames, 103
in field, 104
in Cornell asparagus house, 110

Fungus diseases, 137
Asparagus rust, 137
Asparagus leopard spot, 144

Growing asparagus without transplanting, 32

Harvesting and marketing, 83

Historical sketch, 1

Insects, 126
Common asparagus beetle, 126
Twelve-spotted asparagus beetle, 133
Spotted ladybird, 130
Asparagus miner, 135

Knives, 88

Male and female plants, 40

Marketing, 96

Ornamental species, 6

Planting, 49
Distance to plant, 50
Depth of, 53
Manner of, 54
Placing the roots, 59

Plants, Raising of, 30

Pot-grown asparagus plants, 36

Preparation of the ground, 45

Preserving asparagus, 112

Raising of plants, 30

Renovating old asparagus beds, 70

Rubber bands, 93

Salt as a fertilizer, 81

Seed-growing, 26

Selection of plants, 38

Soil and its preparation, 43

Sorting, 89

Sorting and bunching, 89

Sterilizing, 116

Subsoiling, 47

Transplanting, Growing asparagus without, 32

Tying material, 92

Variety tests, 22

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