... THE GARDEN. SvAs-AG1S.-Asparagus for market is generally blanched by the earthing-up system, which is done by covering the crowns with a few inches of light Boil, generally taken from the space between the rows, by which, procesa we obtain the white bleached ...

... drapery, and tables in the bays supported slender crystal vases, filled with magnificent chrysanthemum blooms and trailing asparagus ferns. The concert room was lighted by clusters of lamps affixed to the garter shields beneath the knightly trophies displayed ...

... cabbage, a sprinkling of Somers's, or other late spring broccoli may be added. Get in parsley. Give a slight salting to asparagus beds and seakale ground. Sow peas, beans, and radishes as soon as former sowings are fairly above ground. Prick out very ...

... independent of the grub. Ridge cu- cumbers should be got forward; also tomatoes and vege- table marrow. As soon as your young asparagus is from three to six inches high, let new plantations be made.— Gardener's Chronicle. ...

... at a quarter-past twelve for a one o'clock meal at half-past put the potatoes to boil, a few minutes later peas, beans, asparagus, cauli- flower, or cabbage. Always put any fresh vege- table in boiling water. Beet or carrots should be put on to boil at ...

... namely. ham in honey, a pure of peas. vegetables, and dogfish four side dishes haricot cheese with bamboo buds (a kind of asparagus), roots of bam- boo, chicken, shelltish; four hore d'eeuvres in duplicate; ham and chicken, fish and gizzard, pork tripe ...

... twov or three.feet deep; albo give the asparagus beds their spring dressing, first lightening upahe srfacoe soil, with a blunt-pronged fork an'd clearing the beds' of weeds. Some seat 'of-hea-. sale and asparagus ehould also be sown to-furnish a supply ...

... keeping them close for a few days after Po~tt 6. and shade if the son is powerful. RITCHEN GAIDEN. ?? DEPARMxENT.-The beds of asparagus made 4t ill tle beginning of the month will keep up a supply 1 0 ready for use in the open ground; should there ri4 short ...

... them lie in cold salted water for an hour. Add salt and a tablespoonful of vinegar to boiling water, stand the bundles of asparagus up- right in a wire vegetable basket, andcook fortwenty-fivetothirty minutes, whenthe heads will be tender. If a wire basketbe ...

... as covered with fruit, some thousands appearing on each tree. EARLY POTATOES AND ASPARAGUS —At the seat of Viscount. Eversley, in Hampshire,j early potatoes and asparagus are forced in brick pits on beds of two feet deep of dry leaves, and for surface ...

... namely, ham in honey, a pure of peas, vegetables, and dogfish four side dishes haricot cheese with bamboo buds (a kind of asparagus), roots of bam- boo, chicken, shellfish four hoi's d'eeuvres in duplicate ham and chicken, fish and gizzard, pork tripe, ...

... Before frying the rolls, a quantity 3 of holes should be made in the top crust to ?? I the asparagus in. Lay on the pieces of crust, and place in tihe asparagus so that it will look as if it were crowing. I I lI I I I I ...