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Growing asparagus plumosus in Florida.

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Date Issued:
1940
Summary:
Asparagus plumosus or "asparagus fern", as it is often erroneously named, is grown in Florida and sold to nurseries as ornamental plants but also to florists for sprays with cut flowers. This bulletin discusses the best methods for growing and marketing this plant.
Title: Growing asparagus plumosus in Florida.
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Name(s): Stoutamire, Ralph.
PALMM (Project)
Type of Resource: text
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1940
Date Issued: 1940
Publisher: Dept. of Agriculture
Place of Publication: Tallahassee,
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: 29 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language(s): eng
Summary: Asparagus plumosus or "asparagus fern", as it is often erroneously named, is grown in Florida and sold to nurseries as ornamental plants but also to florists for sprays with cut flowers. This bulletin discusses the best methods for growing and marketing this plant.
Table of Contents: Growing Asparagus plumosus in Florida -- Distribution in Florida -- Construction of sheds -- Propagation and growth -- Irrigation -- Fertilizing -- Insect enemies -- Diseases -- Cold and frost protection -- Production and marketing -- Turning to cooperative marketing -- Grades and packs -- U.S. standards for Asparagus plumosus -- Definitions of size terms -- Definitions of grade terms.
Target Audience: general
Identifier: 49839176 (oclc), AAA3340 QF, 976669 (digitool), uf:104232 (fedora), UF00002951 (IID)
Note(s): by Ralph Stoutamire.
"June 1940."
"Reprint."
Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project, 2001. Mode of Access: World Wide Web. System Requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced from Collection in George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. Date Issued had: <1940>.
Subject(s): Asparagus -- Florida
Foliage plant industry -- Florida
Florida -- 12000
Library Classification: S49 .A4 n.s., no. 12
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00002951.pdf
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/UF00002951.jpg
Host Institution: UF
Other Format:
(OCoLC)27899687
Is Part of Series: Bulletin (Florida. Dept. of Agriculture) ; no. 12.