... ASPARAGUS BEDS. Directly the growths hate ripened, it• becomes necessary to cut them down to within an inch or so of the ground and to burn them. If this is not done, the needs will ripen and drop off the foliage, and cause • nuisance next year lw germinating ...

... Antiquity of Asparagus. Asparagus, which is such a universal favourite among vegetables, has maintained its popularity in a very remarkabls way. The ancient Greek and Roman epicures were very partial to it, and Pliny shows that the Romans had become very ...

... -sized, crisp, sweet Asparagus, 'here are thousands of your readers who could give a little manure to a row of Asparagus in autumn, and more manure by a sprinkling of salt in summer, who never cedd take the trouble of making an Asparagus bed in the old- fashioned ...

... THE QUEENLY ASPARAGUS. The asparagus is described as the queen of vegetables. It is also said to be almost a modern vegctab e in this country. The expense of early asparagus keeps it out of many homes, but for a little while before it disappears from ...

... THE ASPARAGUS BED. Now that the foliage of the asparagus lass ripened and turned yellow the stems should be cut off quite near to the ground with • pair of shears, and then cleared away and burnt. If there are many weeds on the bed it will be advisable ...

... fond oi Asparagus as a vegetable, that was the portion of the garden which attracted him, and as it was on French-grown Asparagus that Mr. Robinson had so very much to say, and said it so well, it went home, and be raved abont French Asparagus and French ...

... NOTES ON ASPARAGUS. forced asparagus is obtainable yet, but the e rect stems will be pii-hing the , outdoor beds and then its season will have legato. At present the forced producai may be . obtained with comparatively tattle trouble in private garden ...

... BRACKEN FOR ASPARAGUS. Brows low, speaking at Aidtridge sbow, remarked that Blinabells living only two vegetables—eating= NA eineapplied to have petaisis Wee is, bet they WWI =mil all with oyes. • Jaques. gentleorra had bus writing the other day that ...

... Rommel's Asparagus Rommel's asparagus sprouts for scores of miles in the Pas de Calais. This, says Reuter, is the name given by the Maquis to the stakes which the Germans have erected all over the sweeping fields in the hope of hindering airborne ...

... THE ASPARAGUS BED. If not already done cut down the tope of a.paragns and burn them. Afterwards. weed the beds thoroughly, and gi'e them a coating of about two inches of manure. This manurial costing m►y be covered in by • dressing of about four inches ...

... THE QUEENLY ASPARAGUS. The asparagus is described as the queen of vegetables. It is also said to be almost a modern vegetable in this country. The expense of early asparagus keeps it out of many homes, but for $ little while before it disappears from ...

... Asparagus Fem. A couple of the vegetable asparagus clumps may be allowed to produce for, ...