DISEASED ASPARAGUS

... DISEASED ASPARAGUS. Lovers of asparagus must be prepared for bad news about their favourite vegetable. A disease even more fatal than that which attacks vines and potatoes has suddenly declared itself. Thaifol- lowing are the facts as stated to us by ...

Published: Monday 11 September 1871
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 624 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

PRIZES FOR ASPARAGUS

... PRIZES FOR ASPARAGUS. Witha view to improve and extend the culture of asparagus throughout the United Kingdom,. it is pro- posed to give a series of annual prizes, extending over a period of seven years. These prizes will be given in London, Edinburgh ...

Published: Monday 29 April 1878
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 768 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

A NEW USE FOR ASPARAGUS

... A NEW USE FOR ASPARAGUS. Those who are fond of small economies, says the Clohe, may, if they wish to make a small fortune in a novel way, start a company for ntiluine the ends of aspara- gus. Probably, not. a dozen housewives in London have the remotest ...

Published: Thursday 10 May 1877
Newspaper: South Wales Daily News
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 386 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW

... powerless to J asparagus. Cooks are perverse and incredulous, and already make so much out of other indifferent about increasing the list. » course which would seem likely to promise BUCCGSS would be that of starting some such thing as an Asparagus End Company ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1877
Newspaper: Cardiff Times
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 379 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

GARDEN OPERATIONS

... the stalks. Similar remarks apply to asparagus. Seakals not intended to he lifted for forcing may be covered with about half an inch of ashes, and if a sprinkling of salt-about half the quantity given to asparagus prior to potting on the ashes-is given ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1878
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 663 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE GARDEN

... means are most useful when asparagus is not required very early. Few Lardens can boast of such meaus, but must have recourse to a mere simple method-viz., lifting and bringing it into an old dung pit. That really good asparagus is produced. by such means ...

Published: Friday 20 January 1871
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1165 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

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... MUSHROOM! Sir,—Seeing in your issue of the 27th a paragraph, takeji from the Any Han Bally Times, which states that some asparagus plants forced up the flooring of the Lowestoft Skating Rink, I beg to remark that a. similar occurrence happened last week ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1877
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 95 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE GARDEN.—BY MR. GLENNY

... there Is in ordinary market asparagus. It is difleult to give asparagus too much dung, and a slight coaling when-the haulm Is- ?? down and the:earthinglis done, is desdiable. We have often urged gardeners to allow the asparagus to grow two or three Inches ...

Published: Sunday 04 December 1870
Newspaper: Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1909 | Page: 11 | Tags: News 

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... consuming eight soles an gratin, twelve lamb cutlets, a joint of roast veal weighing eight pounds, three kilogrammes of asparagus, and an omelette of twelve eggs, besides a Dutch cheese, twelve pounds of bread, and fifteen bottles of wine. At the conclusion ...

Published: Friday 02 May 1879
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

RIVAlTcLERGYMEN

... consuming eight soles ...

Published: Saturday 03 May 1879
Newspaper: Cardiff Times
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 140 | Page: 8 | Tags: News