... finds himself before a stall covered with violets, lilies of the valley, and roses ; and, if he is fortunate, will have asparagus and peas at his table d’hote,” The Journal des Débats signalised itself last week by communicating to its readers an afflicting ...

... NOTES & QUERIES. ASPARAGUS. & Would any of your readers who have succeeded W abundant crop of fine ‘asparagus inform me how the and how it was managed? Mine, though six years old, poor and weak. I give them a dose of salt once a year. - BEDDING PLANTS ...

... form of aspal‘&%r“aen inIW tion being represented in cream @ la vanille, flle“s gucb/ pistache. N.E. When your cook serves asparagus o ake® vegetable and not as ice—tell her first to dip the et:.h oir fln’ iced water, and so save your guests from burning ...

... commence to make a bed of this description, and about two years afterwards use your Asparagus. J. DAVIDSON. MAapAym,—ln answer to “Cornelia,” I would say that Asparagus requires deeply-dug, highly-manured ground; and the lighter, more san.dy the land, ...

... the country there is 4 pleasure attached to the various operations attending the cultivation and general management of the Asparagus we grow ourselves, of the Potatoes we plant ourselves, and the Cabbages that we gather gurselves. That the vegetal powers ...

... to use the stalks at the end of twelve or fourteen months. The ground should be prepared in i a similar manner to the asparagus bed, trenching the bed to the depth of two or three feet, and applying manure to the depth of eight or ten inches. When the ...

... allowed to get fab, lazy, and disagreeable. She is very fond of fish, and vegetables, greens, cauliflowers, vegetable lATTOWS, asparagus, brocoli. - Her general food is rice, a little gravy (she objects to much, as it makes it messy), and minced-up meat. Boiled ...

... doubt, but tfit 9 Ladyn%. W.,” will find these osier twigs am\l\‘:ar her purpose far better than either thorn branches or asparagus s o s ard i ; R o _Sheets of paper on the hurdles and under the bush contribute great'z to the cleanliness of the beds (as ...

... make it not worth looking at. Pirs AxD Frames.—Beds should now be thrown up, composed of mixed dung and leaves, for forcing Asparagus. See that the fierce heat is gone off before you put the roots on ; many a good frame of roots has been spoiled by undue ...

... pieces, with hard boiled egg and lettuce, or the white part of a chicken may be used with any variety of vegetables, such as asparagus heads, small pieces of cauliflower, &c. Care should be taken to choose lettuces with large hearts, to wash, and afterwards ...

... smooth with a knife and scatter a few caraways at the top. Bake two hours and and a half in a moderate oven. TO PRESERVE ASPARAGUS TFOR WINTER.— Predpare the heads by scraping and trimming, in the same wa{:s you would to serve at table, tie tgem in bundles ...

... together until the giblots are tender; then thicken with flour and butter, and season with salt and caienne according to taste. Asparagus tops, if in season, may be added ; these must be boiled first. If you wish the soup to be white, take the yelks of 4 eggs ...