... ASPARAGUS SOOUP. _ The water in which the asparagus is cooked is the basis of this soup. Strain it into a large saucepan and bring it to the boil. Wash a teacupful of rice and a good handful of sorrcl leaves, or, if you have not sorrel, spinach. Place ...

... Henry.” The leaves of this plant can be 1-05 as spinach, while the young shoots may be blanched and eaten in the same way as asparagus. The ieaves should be plucked when young and the -boou’l&ad when they are four or five inches long. is plant does not flourish ...

... squeeze the clothes a little, rubbing any very -oidl;d parts, rinse thoroughly, and the washing i 3 done! 5 THE QUEENLY ASPARAGUS, The asparagus is described as the gueen of vegetables. it is .uadmb-.‘ln-. e modern vegetable in this country. The expense oi ...

... e @ & & & & o When to stop cutting asparagus depends upon the district and, to some extent, on the season. About the 14th of the month is a common date in many parts of the south for making the last ::uum%;e further north another week or more may allowed ...

... mvarmably form part of the ordinary farm rotation. The tomato trade has hitherto bon large; in the hands of the Dutah, and for asparagus and mushrooms we have had to depend upon the French. But both the Dutctanan and the Frenchommn would be hopelesmly bandscapped ...

... globe artichokes and give liquid man ure. Summer-prine gooseberTy bushes. Stimulate dwarf and runner beans. Stop cutting asparagus and encourage growth of “‘rut See to the training of clematises and other climbers. Treat indoor vines for mildew and continue ...

... should be potted now Any broad beans which have gone too far for use may be ripened for seed. Do not cut down * grase of asparagus until it has turned yeliow. Ornamental vines should be planted this mouth, also po“.hd by layers or cuttings. Lift bedding ...

... and corn salad, or lamb’s lettuce may also be sown, and i!:\.ce can be found for them some plants of early dwarf savoy, asparagus kale, and coleworts may be set out. Even.if the whole run cannot be srnr(-d for treatment in this m it will pay to divide ...

... vp ~ith beans and peas. Land hikely to be weedy will always be improved by potatoes, and if the latter are planted after asparagus rhubarb, sea kale, or globe artichokes they will often do quite well without manure. Arrange for the root cmto be in a plot ...

... bave a number of nice thick shoots, which ace a very good substitute for asparagus. Those gardencrs who feel they may plam luxury vegetables next vear and have thought of asparagus as one of the most delectable of such v ables should now begin to prepare ...

... or in_winter, whenever the soil is in fit condition. The best form of bush is a Ibv-.ndnd.bvinc.nxwdghvloo&lq. Before the asparagus has shed it seed, scattenng this d|ovofs~bedwgivoqoufio Jater ou, it should be cut to two or three inches of the soil. When ...

... succession throughout the early spring. To wind up, some people gather the larger leaves in March and cook the white ribs like asparagus. 1 Unlike inost vegetables onions can be grown year after year in the same bed. Indeed. some gardeners make a practice of ...