. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market; a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany. 134 ASPARAGUS of Delaware, nearh^ the entire state of Maryland, the District of Columbia, the southeastern portion of Penns3'lvania bordering the state line of New Jerse}^ northeastern A'irginia in the vicinit}' of the western shore of the Potomac River, S:aten Island, and Monroe County, N. Y., the last mentioned being the most northern locality' known for the species. The mature beetle in life rivals
. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market; a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany. 134 ASPARAGUS of Delaware, nearh^ the entire state of Maryland, the District of Columbia, the southeastern portion of Penns3'lvania bordering the state line of New Jerse}^ northeastern A'irginia in the vicinit}' of the western shore of the Potomac River, S:aten Island, and Monroe County, N. Y., the last mentioned being the most northern locality' known for the species. The mature beetle in life rivals the common asparagus beetle in. PIG. 45—TWELVE-SPOTTED ASPARAGUS BEETLE a, beetle ; b, lar\-a ; c, second abdominal segment of larva ; d, same of common asparagus beetle beauty, but may be distinguished by its much broader wing covers and its color. The ground color is orange red, each wing cover is marked with six black dots, and the knees and a portion of the under surface of the thorax are also marked with black, as seen in Fig. 45, ^. The beetle as it appears on the plant when in fruit very closely resembles, at a little distance, a ripe asparagus berry. The full-grown lar\'a is shown. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hexamer, F. M. (Fred Maier). New York, Orange Judd
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