... Payne’s hothouses, comprising it did, euoharis pancratium, white roses, tuper roses, white chrysanthemums, with trails of and asparagus fern. Her maids were Miss Winifred Taylor (chief) and Miss Ethel and Miss Georgina Law, all being attired in gowns cream ...

... maritime ; the quassia as a medicine, and the a dye. A slight lapsus lingua, whereby the lecturer in- advertently included Asparagus among the stems that are eaten, reminds us of a story that should not be allowed to die. A young gentleman from Zetland found ...

... efficiert corps of scarlet runners, and the onion oc- cupied the chair. [le was supported on his right by the head of the Asparagus family, while salad occupied a bow! at the other end of the table, and was dressed in his usual manner. The potato, though ...

... left you hut the ends of your shirt collar sticking out of your eye* !’ Asked why asparagus was ever grown in the garden* Versailles, French Minister replied, Asparagus tak * three years to attain maturity ; and Ministry ever las'-s so long France.’ Why ...

... Ruth his wife ; and underneath, ‘ Their warfare is accomplished.’ Tue LaNcvaGe or AND FRvurts.—The lilac in blowed.’ The asparagus in July—‘ Cut and come April—‘ Give me leave.’ The rese in June—‘ Weill, Pe n August—‘ shell out.’ again.” —‘Go it, my pippins ...

... different fruits and yege the of mot: Motto for the Lilac; ‘‘Give me leave.” For the Roge: ‘* Well, I’m blowed!” For the Asparagus: “Cut and come in.” For the Apple: “‘ Go the Marrowfat pea: ‘‘ Shell out! it my pippins!”* For the Cabbage: ‘ is my own ...

... father, for am very poor. To nowadays is to eat oysters and prawns, crabs and lettuce truffles, fresh peas and beans, and asparagus, and to champagne and constance. It is only rich people like master, who cap afford to fast.’ Tre Happiest Dar. --Two widowers ...

... exposed for sale in Leadenhall Market. the vegetables offered for sale at Convent Mar- ket, on the same day, was green and asparagus and rhubarb at Lis pease a4 £2 a-quart, a-bundle, THe RHINE-—Beneath mo the Rhine, and, like the stream of time, it fows ...

... of the street.’ As we proceeded together, W——-— passed: ‘ That is the villain,’ exclaimed he, ‘who helped me yesterday to asparagus, and gave me no toast.’ He very nearly overset my gravity once in the pulpit, He was sitting immediately under me, apparently ...

... toned-down colours, i The decorations consisted largely of pretty display 1 of ferns— includiug magnificent specimen of asparagus fem—and marguerites. Two handsome candelabra served admirably to show off the decorations. Mr i Mackenzie’s decoration, ...

... acre. The pétate plots, of 100 and 900 neces, in Marubland, the the ond lavender fields of ‘the oniun farms of Esser, the asparagus Acres of Pulham, abd fhé strawberry ami rhubarb that are seen on the outekirts of ouf grea! towns are instances sort of requires ...

... kingdom, he says — immensely med ool manure, by, the easy snd more produce of land was went near it, and immedi- bed of asparagus market, constructed in the land to £10 an ‘was re- were rendered most valuable As an example of the farmer and the way in ...