FILLASSIER (Jean-Jacques).Culture de la grosse asperge, dite de Hollande, La plus précoce, la plus hâtive, la plus féconde & la plus durable que l'on connoisse. Traité qui présente les moyens de la cultiver avec succès, en toutes sortes de terres.Amsterdam, Paris : Méquignon l'aîné, 1783. - In-12, 162 x 94 : iv, 149 pp. Marbled calf, ornate smooth spine, red edges (period binding).New, enriched edition of one of the first treatises devoted to the cultivation of Dutch asparagus. The original appeared in 1779. Jean-Jacques Fillassier (1742-1799), agronomist and member of the French Legislative Assembly, describes the techniques for growing this large asparagus, renowned for its earliness, productivity and resistance. He describes natural, open-air methods, enabling harvesting over an eight-month period, without recourse to artificial processes. This edition is enriched by a supplement entitled "Questions Proposées dans la Gazette d'Agriculture du 19 mars 1782" (Questions Proposed in the Gazette of Agriculture of March 19, 1782), covering related subjects such as grafting and pruning of fruit trees, terres grasses, and game sheds. A good copy in contemporary binding. Paper restoration on the edge of the first two leaves.