NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS

... Rcmans, uhose luxurious conna in honour of the Floralia is described in detail. With wind-thrushes from the Tagus and asparagus from Tarento, the guests drink, out of amethyst goblets, the red Massikian wine frosa SinueSsi. Such scenes as this compare ...

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SPRING SHOW

... new kidneyv Pots- tons was wedged in between another of ,!rapes and a box of luscious strawberries. Although i the giant asparagus, included in the collection, was not quite two feet long, asd is con- sequently dwarfed into insignificance bv thac recently ...

VARIETIES

... Green as a Leek is He. By the Author of Red as a Rose is She. Won't you Kiss Her? By the Author of Can you Borgive Her ? Asparagus in August. By the Author of A Rose in June. The Worst of Wives. By the Author of The Best of Husbands. The Old Martha. By ...

GARDENING OPERATIONS

... litter which it causes. Get ground pre- pared by heavy manuring and trenching for fresh plata- lins of rhubarb, seakale, and asparagus, and remember ,that -the ground for these things can hardly be made too rieh. COrrAGERS' GAaDEN.-Aill leisure hours should ...

BATH BULB SHOW

... Budd; 2nd, Mrs Walter Warde. Muthbroom%-let, Mrs JollV; 2nd Mrs Walter Wavdb. Dish of seakale-ilst, 77 Kvry; 2nd, It hail, Asparagus-let, WV Evry ; nd, 3Lewis, Bfasketof salad-let,XV Evs'y. CIERTIICATIES OF MERIT.-Collection of hardy, plantit and hinse ...

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS

... Rcroans, whose luxurious ccena in honour of the Floralia is described in detail. With wind-thrushes from the Tagus and asparagus from Tarento, the guests drink, out of amethyst goblets, the red Massikian wine from Sinuessa. Such scenes as this compare ...

THE NEW GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERA

... plentiful as tabby cats, In point of fact, too many. Ambassadors cropped up like hay; Prime Ministers and such as they Grew like asparagus in May, And dukes were three a penny. Messrs Rutland Barrington and Courtice Pounds as the gandoliers sang well and played ...

ROYAL OXFORDSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SHOW

... J. Mattock; 3, 1:. J. Trsodell, Ecq. Cteunmbers-1, Colonel Lee ; 2, E. J. Trcndell, Esq.; 3, Lord North, WrGatoe Abbey. Asparagus-i, Provost of Worcester 2, Dr. U. Ward 3, Lord North. Lettuce, cos-I, Coloel Miller; 2, Lord North ; 3, Mr. J. Wallker. DItto ...

The Home

... and periectly iresh. AVheui sliced vlneglar shouid be poared on them, according to taste, or not, if pselerred. ASPARAGUS. In boiling aspara-gus allow one large tablesaoorif 1r s, *altto each half a gallon ot wavaer. This vegetable should be dressed as soon ...

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 ...

NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY

... staircase. The, baek wais draped with, heavy tapestry, and ill front there were a num- ber of ferns, bracken, and berried asparagus. There were also on the stand about ii thousand chrysanthcemnunn blooms, among themn being four specimens that won the 20 ...

FLOWER SHOW AT HANDSWORTH

... Walton s collection, whicls includes some ex- amples of great merit, especially a variegated aloe and a superb climbing asparagus, is placed second; and the thirsd award falls to Mrs. Bullock (gardener, J. Peevorl for a collection imi which there is a ...