GLASGOW AND WEST OF SCOTLAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW

... Lord Blantyre, Erlkine House; 3d, John James, gardener to Afrs Bennie, Hampton House, Ibroxholnin VEGETABLES. Twenty-five asparagus-lot, Alex. Baird ; 2d. Jae, : Mitchell; 3d, Thomas WValker, gardener to NV. WV. lRozier, Esq., Tannorheide. Two cucumbers-let ...

DEPORTMENT; BY A COUNTESS

... those who breathe hard and are obliged to cough are undesirable. Eat and drink noiselessly; don't cut bread, break it; eat asparagus with a fork, and never carry your knife to your mouth. 'Tis inexpressibly vulgar to drain a wine-glass to the last drop ...

COWLEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, POULTRY, AND PIGEON SHOW

... boiling, when they acquire at very delicate flavour, very f.r different to the ordinary pea, and somewhat suggestive of at asparagus. They are iniportations from France, having bee's introduced imito Oxford in 1864. The exhibitor's stock was grown from six ...

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... to the north, in Poland and Buasis, history tells us for man's benefit asparagus first grew. But now it grows spontaneously along a pordon of tie American coast. A I bed of asparagus should be found ia every kitchen garden -so delioious and healthful a ...

NORTHER FARMER.—NEW STYLE

... done in the Permanent Way. GUila ORPig ik Is Director. Larks h Ia Booking Clerk. Hot A&xlea, with Greaise a la Rose. is, ~~Asparagus Points and Crossings. no HashedTuip and Broken Marrow Bones II la Excursion StR of Train, mnl lee Salary of the Staff. of ...

SELECTIONS FROM PUNCH

... thought of envelopes or egg boilers, the idea of the sewing machine had not occurred to the most daring inmagination, and asparagus tongs were only known in the marble halls of the Goisragas and the porphyry palaces of the Medici, when Galileo Gahldei, ...

FLOWER SHOW AT ALTRINCHAM

... Sanders; one dish of potatoes, Captain MvAdonald Smith; dish of kidney potatoes, Mr. Simpson ; cauliflowers, Mr. Simpson ; asparagus same exhibiter. Mrs. Compton exhibited a csase of very beautiful ferns,$ for which an extra prize was awarded. Extra prizes ...

Literature

... paupers; why its a luxury! Th ny pun that Presi ant Grent ever made was the fun be have potatoes, parsley, onions, tomatoes, asparagus, beets, tee s spring chickens, strawberries- Stop, stop, stop ! val exclaimed the President, let us have peas I He ...

Varieties

... Grant ever made was the fol- lswing :-A talkative waiter recently said to him- We have Potatoes, parsley, onions, tomatoes asparagus, beets, sprinu ciutikens, sti'awvein'ris ' s - topi stop. stop l exclaiine the P'resi'dent, let us have peeas !, He ...

THE GARDEN

... trcnbhing of ground as it becomes vacant, :end during the prevel- once of dry wyeather keep it eell forked. The young plants of asparagu.s xwill now bee ready fur planting in beds, which it is hopedl hive been kept well prepared ; let the roots be c:irefully ...

DEVON AND EXETER HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION

... vegetables in somel instances were very fair, mere especially the cabbages, lettuce, and potatoes. The prize Ge( bundle of asparagus was fine, several of the encumbers 1 moderate Sepcimuens, turnips ?? healthy and also the Bit' carrots; one or two of the ...

Literary Selections

... were, in former times, grown in Scotland as a pot-herb, end if forced and blan- ched by earthing up in aL similar manner to asparagus and sea kae, the young tops make a very good dish. in Bel- 1 gium, Germany, and other parts of 'Continental Europe, t nettles ...