... GARDEN « NOTES. =— O ASPARAGUS. One more good bateh of crowns should be w and planted in frames that are not proaided with bottom heat: the protection of the glass alone will be sufficient to encourage the g-vo'th just in advance of that in the open air ...

... further use. General work in the orchard includes the use of the hoe over the surface of the ground among hardy fruit trees. ASPARAGUS. Plants in the seed bed should be thinned out to distances of 4in. to 6in. apart, and the surface of the ground should be ...

... truffles, boiled turkey, larded fowl, chicken a la Bechamel, York ham, ox tongue, spiced brisket beef, pheasant, game pie, asparagus, tomato salad, lobster salad, punch jelly. liquem jells, merangues a la cream. fruit ealad, trific ...

... is excellent for relaxed throat. | Celery is useful in rheumatism. Parsley is beneficial in bladder and kidney diseases. Asparagus is also good kidney medicine. siacsberries have useful utrinaent properties. Endive and dandelion in salads stimulate the ...

... AsraracUus Beps. In preparation for Asparagus, bede chould be deeply dug and heavily manured. and if the soil is heavv it should be mixed with sand or road grit. The general practice is to put in each bed three ro®s with 20in. between txrm. the onter ...

... this country employ it wit results. The mineral is moFm’:eJ to be an excellent fertiliser for some plants, for example, Asparagus, Cabbage, and Seakale; it has even been used for Orchids, particularly Phalaenopsis. The various fungoid diseases to which ...

... under po condition does it thrive better than when brought forward in frames on sweet, mild hotbeds, the quality of the Asparagus being far superior than when subjected to a greater defmdwwrwnmhw.nlongv-y rom the glass. he same frame may be used for two ...

... PRACTICAL WEEKLY HINT, SUMMER VEGETABLES. Asparagus ala Poulette.—( ut t), green | of a bundle of asparagus into inch o wash them thoreughly, then throw the, boiling water seasoned with salt. o gently until they are pearly tender, ! must be drained in ...

... should be remembered that if the md- are clipped off manv successive ones may saved. As soon as possible after the cutting of asparagus has ceased, it is & good plan to give the beds s muich with short rotien etable manure. This encourages vigoroas growth, ...

... or crowsns, ol rhubarb are put into position upon the soil, almost in a similar way to that adopted by planters of forced asparagus roots. Then soil is sprinkled shout the roots to the top of the crowns, when more manure is thrown in all over the erowns ...

... thoy might have a far greater varioty, some of them quite as easy in growth as the few now grown. They might as well have Asparagus in early spring, Spinach, Radishes, Beets of two or three sorts, ecarly and late Celery, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Savoy, and ...

... neat, and better than twigs for this particular purpose. VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. It is Advinl-lc(ov stir the surfaces of Asparagus beds with the point of a fork before the plants begin to rise. Beds which have been mulched with short manure may now have ...