... ASPARAGUS! ASPARAGUS! FOR SALE, a large quantity of strong Conno- Ter's Colossal ASPARAGUS, three and four yaws old, at 341. 6d. and be per 100. at J. Rattlidere'r, Nursery Cottage, London Ro.d, Newport Pagnell. FOR SALE, a B . n , a nearly-new Daub'sbarrel ...

... ASPARAGUS ! ASPARAGUS 1 FOR SALE, a large quantity of strong Conno- Ter's Glossal ASPARAGUS, three and four years old, at 3.. 6d. and se. per 100. at J. Battlidge's, Nursery Cottage, London Road, Newport Pagnell. FOR SALE, a Bargain, a nearly-new Doublebarrel ...

... ASPARAGUS. Class I—Confined to market Enrdcnen in Kent, Ist p(’iAlQ, Mr C Philpott, Fastry, near Sandwich. Oaly one entry. - C{nl 3.—Gentlemen's gardeners, Ist prize, Mr Haycock, gardener to Roger Leigh, Esq., Barham Court, Maidatone ; 2nd, Mr Mathew ...

... ASPARAGUS. The Roots. .The magnitude of the yield depends directly on the strength of the roots forted, so that four, five, or six-year-old clumps must he employed. Dug late in autumn, with the least possible injury to their roots, those intended for ...

... ASPARAGUS. Cutting should be discontinued at once, even if this has not already been done. It is best to cut all the shoots, both large and small, up to a certain date, and then cease entirely, letting the rest grow on unchecked. If very numerous, however ...

... Asparagus. Asparagus roots may be forced in heated brick pita, or hotbeds made up chiefly of Oak or Beech leavaa to which stable-dung may be added, to ensure readier fermentation. Ureatcr care is necessary with fermenting material than with hot-water ...

... Asparagus. 1t will be noted with satisfaction that during the last two or three years British growers of asparagus have recovered a 'portion of the ground lost to foreign producers. Early asparagus is unuestionably a profitable crop, even though, in tt‘m ...

... ASPARAGUS. IT will now be a question with many when to atop the removal of shoots from the plants. The exact time will depend on the part of the country; in the south, the middle of the present month is late enough, and certainly no more cutting should ...

... ASPARAGUS, Beds or plantations of this popular vegetable now need 5 little attention. The folisge should be allowed to remain undistarbed until it is quite yellow and lifeless ; while, in the meactime, if st all likely to be broken by hizh winds, 1t should ...

... ASPARAGUS. ‘There is no reason why the oldmdurnai\-e system of making beds should be adopted with this plant, as finer and larger crops can hn(mdvn in another way which will here be described. deeg:ou of a nwdrnm texture is necessary, and this should ...

... ASPARAGUS. Class i —Coufijcd market gardeners in Kent, is: puzc, M: C Pmlpott nesr Sanlwich. Only one em ...

... ASPARAGUS. There is no reason whatever why the old expensive system of making beds should adopted with this plant, as finer and larger crops can be grown in another way which will hero bo described. Good deep soil of a medium texture is necessary, and ...