... 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. 1t will be noted with satisfaction that during the last two or three years British growers of asparagus have recovered a 'portion of the ground lost to foreign producers. Early asparagus is unuestionably a profitable crop, even though, in tt‘m ...

... ASPARAGUS. IT will now be a question with many when to atop the removal of shoots from the plants. The exact time will depend on the part of the country; in the south, the middle of the present month is late enough, and certainly no more cutting should ...

... 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. 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, up to a certain date, and then cease entirely, letting the rest grow on unchecked. If very numerous, however ...

... 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, ...

... ASPARAGUS. ‘There is no reason why the oldmdurnai\-e system of making beds should be adopted with this plant, as finer and larger crops can hn(mdvn in another way which will here be described. deeg:ou of a nwdrnm texture is necessary, and this should ...

... 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. There is no reason whatever why the old expensive system of making beds should adopted with this plant, as finer and larger crops can be grown in another way which will hero bo described. Good deep soil of a medium texture is necessary, and ...

... in the cultivation of Asparagus is in very many Instances extravagant waste, for the plant is thereby fed with but a little of what it requires, and very much of what it does not require. Of late years the cultivation of Asparagus has, especially in France ...

... ASPARAGUS, kr will usually be found necessary to trench the land intended to be formed into beds to the full depth the soil will allow without spoiling it, putting plenty of half-rotten manure at the bottom of the trenches, and some fully decayed beneath ...

... ASPARAGUS. ‘Which kind of asparagus is the better—English or foreign ? Mr. James Mason, the wholesale grower for the London markets, observes that though French and Spanish growers send it very largely to our markets, the quality is not comparable to ...