FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

... strawberries and cherries, R. Hazeldine. -VPOErTALES: Best brace of cucumbser, A. Thompson; 2nd, ditto, 3. Holden. Beet bunch of asparagus, seakail, dish of mushrooms, and potatoes, R. Hazeldine: Beet brace of lettuce J. Holden. Best brace of cabbage, ditto c ...

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... The peach is, derived from Persia, where it still grows in a native- state, small, bitter, and with poisonous qualities. Asparagus was brought from Asia; cabbage and lettuce from Holland; horse-radish from China; rice free Ethiopia; beans from the East ...

FAIRS

... Inferior qualities. Bread stationary. K(ITCHEN GARDEN SEEDs-Peas 8d to 10d per quart * beano 6d to ad ; kidney beans I5; asparagus d i per aoztu beet 4d; broooli la to Is 3d; cabbage seed 3d to 6d caulidower 18 ad ; celery 6d rcarrot Sd ; 0cmr salad 6d ...

FIRE AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE

... weeda can be'got hold, of. Those. 'who are rehort of hands will find this the best economy. Let those who have first-rate-asparagus see-that plenty of: manure~of half-rotten vegetable matteris dug into the alleys forth- ,with.'isu acearde'trleinhofth r- ...

FRENCH SUPPLEMENT TO A STOCK SHOW

... yet we learn that between each. trial course there intervened some non-competing course, such. as fi.h, fowl, sweatbreads, asparagus, end so forth. The roast, beef-hadhbeen cooked before a small grate containing chars- coal, with a bachelor's o'es behind;' ...

THE FLOWER SHOW

... Esq.; 3, Mr. James Green. tioIL Beat Bunch of Celery (3 specimens).-1, 2, and 3, Mrs. Let, Stringer. that Best Bunch of Asparagus.-1 and 2, Harold Littledale, effol Esq.; 3, Mrs. Stringer. goin Best Bunoh of' Rhbaarb (3 speeimens).-1, George the Arkle ...

BRISTOL & CLIFTON HORTICULTURAL SHOW

... was capitally growh. The new potatoes exhibited by Mr. R. P. King and Mr. F. Edwards were excellent, as wee the gigantic asparagus sent in by Mr. HEzell. The collections of vegetables exhibited in competition for the ottagers' premiums were creditable ...

THE WOOLTON FLOWER SHOW

... Thoe. ha Dish of Lemons, stem and leaf, English grown.-1, Thomas tal ag Dutton, Esq. Rie to VEGETABLES. sW d- Bench of Asparagus, 26 heads.-I, Blehard Aleson, Esq.; 2, 2 so Willilam Drning, Esq., Joseph Blackmore, ardener. El Dlab of Peas-i and 2, Thoms ...

Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural Society

... Culham. Cnuumbers-1. John Parsons, Esq., Iffley; 2. R. Stanton Wise, Esq., Banbury. Cauliflowers-1. The Bishop of Oxford. Asparagus-1. Mr. W. Adams; 2. Mr. V. Wakefield; 3. Mr. W. Day; 4. Mrs. Ensworth. Lettuces-1. Ml. G. Morris, Summertown; 2. the Earl ...

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... be added. Get in plants of parsley; soot dressings have been highly recommended for this crop. Give a slight salting to asparagus beds and s- kale ground, and dress with soot all strawberry plantations requiring manure. Sow peas, beans, and radishes as ...