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BEGINNING OF THE ASPARAGUS INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Preface[vi]
I.Historical Sketch[1]
II.Botany[4]
III.Cultural Varieties[17]
IV.Seed Growing[26]
V.The Raising of Plants[30]
VI.Selection of Plants[38]
VII.The Soil and Its Preparation[43]
VIII.Planting[49]
IX.Cultivation[61]
X.Fertilizers and Fertilizing[72]
XI.Harvesting and Marketing[83]
XII.Forcing[100]
XIII.Preserving Asparagus[112]
XIV.Injurious Insects[126]
XV.Fungus Diseases[137]
XVI.Asparagus Culture in Different Localities[145]
Index[167]