... Technically they were right; the asparagus is not a fern. The two belong to distinct orders, the feria to Filices, the asparagus to Liliacoe. But it appears to us to have been a case for the exercise of a little comxnonsense. Asparagus pluinosus is now so much ...

... . Commencing with asparagus, we'l ati say that it is usually so much appreciated that wherever it is prac- ticable a rather liberal supplyg'soould be maintained during the early spring months. There are two ways of forcing asparagus by those wv o have ...

... GAWDXNING 0OLREBONDUN'w E.rSEiey GARDgA NOiES. This is a good 'time of the year to make plantations of rhulirb seakale, asparagus, where it can be grown, anid horse-radish. For all these deeply trenched and well 'manrured grouind should be provided. Horse ...

... to name plants from small pieces like those you send. No. 1 is Selaginella oasia; 2, Phlebodium or Polypodium aureum; 3, Asparagus plumosus; 4, Agave Amneri- cana (American aloe); 5, Mesembryantlsenum poly- antha; 6, Cytissus racemosus; 7, Pbcenix canariensis; ...

... with, white wine. D T fle entrees were composed of cle'sweet- acl t breads a la Financiere, quails a hi Lucullus, 0 and asparagus.- Then followed qurero Alm Siwith salad, capons and tongue, han.m and chamn- fa apagnee saue. The roa-sts included duclilings ...