... gather- Li ing can be made 'some month or so after planting. d Roots are forced where growing in beds in the e same way as are asparagus roots. n FoiicnD SnRALBi-If forced gradually, excellent E yields of seakale may be obtained with little d trouble. Strong ...

... ing up fern, straw, or leaves over the centres of the plants. The extra covering must be removed dur- ing mild periods. ASPARAGUs.-Established beds need a good top dressing now, a mixture of two or three inches of. horse and cow clung being desirable ...

... attached. Very deeply worked soil in an Ats open position is necessary, and it must not be too d heavy. mat SAuAcIuS.Where asparagus is required in a fly sort time, plants should be put in early in April, is es art, end a like distance asunder. 1 Spread ...

... fruits. There is not much that is new that has been added to the list, but how viery much the old has been improved; the asparagus, for instance, and the green pea, whose season has been so greatly pro- longed. Bush fruit and wall fruit have been immensely ...

... if Parryimemorial witidow, for which Miss J. Ven- f ables used arum lilies, pheasant eye narcissusand y jonquils. The asparagus plumosus greatly added to the effect, and with the lovely window as a back- e ground, this part was much admired. The windows ...

... vith satin ribbon. and lide. Iler bat was a white straw, trimmedI with chiffon and tips. She carried a ?? of stephanotis, asparagus fetn and white sweet peas. The bride -was attended by her four sisters, Miss K.. Summerten, of London, Miss B. Samnmerten ...

... shown against a -he background of black-velvet., They comprised a e handsome bridal shower bouquet of linim crcetiunI to aud asparagus fern;'A a heart-ibaped wreath of cnt comet-aster bordering, the centre being of violet- ow tinted sweet peas;' and a handsome ...

... itY- is feared will compe.. The pea crops are likely to be- heavy, wifithlth exception of 'some of the; earlier s~orts. The asparagus ' season, now-. 'nearly, over;, has not s6,tisfied the glmrckner. Bnssi Rsraai-G~I. oo r'sbr'ead, is u-jade by mchiery o ...

... Mafekiag celebrations, and a everything passed ouff satisfactorily. GIANT ASPARAGUS. r The war has not quite taken all interest out of i other pursuits, and the cultivation of asparagus has been attended with rare results here. One wcrthy townsman had several ...

... chapel the decorations were more daintily effective than ever; the windows, with an irregular fringe of Virginia creeper, asparagus fern and other light foliage, being especially pretty. The service on St. Lul-e's Day is always bright and. joyous, though'the ...

... wright. She carried a handsome shower bouquet of orchids, stephanotis, lilies of the valley, and tuberoses, with trails of asparagus and smilax (tue gift of the bride-roown). he R1ev. Stephan Cartwvright, rector of Bdgcott (brother of the bride), read the ...

... and ferns, while at the bane were n bu'clhes of asters, marguerites and red and white h dahlias. A cross of red berries, asparagus fern, ! and white flowers adorned the lectern, with a large a-hp of grapes, tomatoes, apples and pears at the ir base, while ...