... HORTICULTURE. Asparagus Growing.— Among neglected crops that are profitable to grow in this country asparagus may without doubt be placed. In a single district of Germany there are 25,000 acres planted with asparagus, and the crop is extensively grown ...

... hold the tree firmly in position when properly P Long and ample roots will hold the tree better staking. Asparagus Plumosus.— This ornamental asparagus maybe grown cither in the shape, tr^iP j| bushes in small pots, or treated as climber, a - to a trellis ...

... in the open air, and covered with straw and soil, like potatoes, to exclude frost, but kept as cool as possible. Asparagus Beds.—Asparagus plots should all now be cleared of their old stems and weeds, and be lightly forked over —not deep enough to touch ...

... planting finished as soon as possible, in order that the tubers may be ready for taking up before the blight attacks them. Asparagus beds should now have a portion of their surface soil forked into the alleys, where it should be dug in, and on the surface ...

... mushrooms every day, sometimes cooked in tins, and sometimes in saucepans. They grew on an asparagus bed. His son was at work on Thursday hoeing the asparagus, and on these beds mushrooms and other fungi were growing. His son could not discriminate between ...

... manure for the garden is that from cowsheds; the next best is stable manure which should only be slightly decayed. Forcing asparagus is becoming more easy, and the roots when placed in the bed of the cucuraber-pit or on a hot-bed produce heads for the table ...

... garden crops, especially root crops and fruit borders, a peck per rod being a sufficient dressing. Fermenting beds where asparagus roots have become exhausted will, if turned and supplied with new material, soon afford a suitable heat for fresh roots to ...

... Lambeth Police-court, for having sold adulterated milk. In many districts of Kent asparagus beds are being laid down by the acre. At Deptford one man has eighty acres of asparagus under cultivation, and his profits are said to be astonishing. During the last ...

... Lambeth Police-court, for having sold adulterated milk. In many districts of Kent asparagus beds are being laid down by the acre. At Deptford one man has eighty acres of asparagus under cultivation, and his profits are said to be astonishing. During the last ...

... planting our stock of celery, 1 except a row or two for very late use. Should the pre! sent favourable weather last, young asparagus plantations will be benefited by being mulched with short litter and having a good soaking of manure water. Keep the beds ...

... parcels, to regular customers without the intervention of the middleman, and so will the gardener his crapes his celery, his asparagus, the fisherman his trout, and the florist.his bouquets. Notwithstanding the increased pressure at the General Post Office ...

... Adiantum Cuneatum, the latter being the best fern in the show. One of the finest foliage plants staged was an admirably grown Asparagus Plumosus, which was amongst the six shown by Mr. Holdforth, who also took first prize for specimen green- j house plant in ...