... ASPARAGUS. The Roots. .The magnitude of the yield depends directly on the strength of the roots forted, so that four, five, or six-year-old clumps must he employed. Dug late in autumn, with the least possible injury to their roots, those intended for ...

... Asparagus. Asparagus roots may be forced in heated brick pita, or hotbeds made up chiefly of Oak or Beech leavaa to which stable-dung may be added, to ensure readier fermentation. Ureatcr care is necessary with fermenting material than with hot-water ...

... Asparagus. It will now be question with'many Mop the removal of shoots from the plants. The exact time will depend on the part of the country; in tki south, the middle of the present month ia lata enough, and certainly no more cutting should be done if ...

... Asparagus. Cutting should be discontinued at once, even if this has not already been done. It is best to cut all the shoots, both large and small, to a certain date, and then cease entirely, lotting the rest grow on unchecked. very numerous, however, ...

... Forcing Asparagus. Thb roots will now force more readily, especially those which have been prepared for this purpose, and whose tops ripened off early. The late frosts will have induced a more perfect state of rest if the crowns i*re exposed the air. ...

... CHOICE ASPARAGUS. PLANT NOW.- The Earliest Argenteine and Harwood'* grant; Selected. 5.s per 100; Good, i* 6*l. GEORGE BUNYARD & CO. MAIDSTONE. ...

... Forcino Asparagus. This is not at all a difficult matter, provided only that one has plenty of good fermenting materials (fresh stable manure, leaves, &k), one or more stout garden rames, with glazed sashes, ami number of robust four-year or five-year-old ...

... CHOICE ASPARAGUS. NOW. Tin* Kiirliest grant; Seleete*!, i«er 100: Co.ml. 3' i. tJEOUOE lU & CO. ...

... Forcing Asparagus. This delicious esculent requires much more heat to it at this season than either rhubarb seakale, and in other ways is much more costly when so treated, as the roots must have been grown for four or five years previously without being ...

... ASPARAGUS BEDS. As asparagus is a plant that lasts a ery long time, it is desirable to prepare the bed properly at the outset. First, then, the land should be properly trenched. A good layer of green manure must be put in the bottom of the trench, and ...

... Making Asparagus Bed. The usual ptacti'e now in making Asparag ed or breadth is trench 2ft deep the area of grou; at is to s > cropped. doing this keep the both soil where it is, Imt thoroughly breaking it up with fork after the top spit has I taken nil ...

... ASPARAGUS AND CULTCRY.. Asparagus is a vegsrable, or esculent, that, though universally esteemed aril Loosen, or attempted to be grown, in nearly every garden of any pretensions, is yet very uoilcretood. As a matter of fact it is one of the easiest of ...