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... the matter? Coachman- You needn't make out that you don't know what's the matter, You just own up that you have given me asparagus that is almost tough enough to put on the table, upstairs. INGERSOLL'S LOVE FOR CHILDREN. I Ingersoll is the kindest hearted ...

Published: Friday 26 March 1886
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 791 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

PILFERINGS FROM PUNCH

... and now the Dmost venerated delicacies are brought within the reach of the multitude. Early strawberries, plovers' eggs, asparagus, ortolans, and green peas are as plentiful as blackberries-more plentiful, we are glad to say, as we never relisbed blackberries; ...

Published: Friday 22 April 1881
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 622 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENTS

... of the statements that have been made as to the poisonous qualities of tinned provisions. He tested a number of things. asparagus, peas, tomatoes, peaches, pine apples. cherries, corned beef, ox tongue, oysters, sardines, salmon, lobster, boiled rabbit ...

Published: Friday 07 October 1881
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 735 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

Horticulture

... sucoeed each other. Crops which occupy the ground for several years should be succeeded by others of short duration. Thus asparagus and rhubarb may be followed by cabbages and lettuces. flants grown for their roots or bulbs should not be succeeded by others ...

Published: Saturday 26 January 1889
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 737 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

- F A C E T I jE

... replied, J ump into the scales and I will tell you immediately. Asked why no asparagus was ever grown in the gardens of Versailles, a French Minister replied, Asparagus takes three years to attain maturity: and no ministry ever lasts so long in France ...

Published: Friday 15 June 1883
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1501 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

---------.'FACTS AND FANCIES

... knew that, replied Quevedo, I rather thought that he hardly shone as a ccnver- sationalist Neither he does, but be eats asparagus so gracefully, you know. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES.—Sunday-school scbolar (who has been giving profound attention to the subject ...

Published: Tuesday 11 September 1888
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 754 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE FARM, GARDEN, &c

... From the foroing-pit and musbreom house may be obtained supplies of asparagus, Fanch beans, mushrooms, new potatoes, seakare, small salading, radishes, rhubarb, and tomatoes. Asparagus beds to be lightly pointed over, and dressed with salt at the rate ...

Published: Monday 07 March 1887
Newspaper: Ipswich Journal
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 1657 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE WEEK'S MARKETS. -t

... PiJS porkers sold at 103 per score. PROVISIONS.. MONMOUTH. Saturday.—At the market to-day were as follow :-Dressed poultry-asparagus chicW! 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple fowls, 6s 6d to 7s percent,' ducks, scarce, as 6d to 7s 6d per couple. Live poult —•fowls ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1886
Newspaper: Cardiff Times
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1323 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

IGARDFMKG, &c

... Wheeler's TomTtiumb Lettuce. Clearing ground of Spinach. Planting out more lettuces between Celery trenches. Hoeing and cleaning Asparagus beds, and sowing Mustard and Cress. VEGETABLES.—If drought sets in it will be absolutely necessary to keep teed plots of ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1881
Newspaper: South Wales Echo
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1812 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

CALENDAR OF GARDEN WORK

... CALENDAR OF GARDEN WORK, (Rf'om the Grordrencr's ZMagaiej THE GARDEN. Asparagus should not be cut after this date. Liquid manure will do great things for asparagus now, and a dreasing of salt may be given with advantage, Azaleas and camelliae, if still ...

Published: Saturday 24 June 1882
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1432 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

HORTICULTURE

... its application, as Isadden changes are injurious to ripe grapee. UrTILIsING A Pll-We are just now liftiU4 nr, rhubarb and asparagus for forcing. The formnr ld forces best when kept quite dark, but the latter ed mest have air and light if flavour is wanted ...

Published: Saturday 28 November 1885
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1495 | Page: 10 | Tags: News 

HORTICULTURE

... there is plenty of tinio to soW the seed yet, but it lad bettor not be deferred innlob litter. The Iardiest of all is- the asparagus or Buda kale, thouigh the Scotch curled does not lag far behitld, ind the Cot- tager's variety is one of the best mnd most ...

Published: Saturday 11 May 1889
Newspaper: Oxford Journal
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 706 | Page: 3 | Tags: News