... TREATMENT OF ASPARAGUS. The cutting of asparagus should by now have been discontinued. otherwise next year's yield will be adier-ely affected. Weed the beds thoroughly, and gist , a final application of agricultural salt. If the crop is growing on very ...

... ASPARAGUS SOUP. The water in which the asparagus is cooked is the basis of the soup. Strain it into a large saucepan and bring it to the fwd. Wash a teacupful of rice and a good handful of sorrel leaves, or, if you have not sorrel, spinach. Place the ...

... TO COOK ASPARAGUS. Cut the et•:ka of the asparagus the same length, scrape the white part lightly with a knife from the tips downwards, wash in cold water, tie into bundles with tape, keeping the heads all one way, and soak in cold eater for about half ...

... leave them in cold water for at least half an hour. Should no proper asparagus cooker he available, choose a saucepan which will allo•.e the asparagus to lie flat. Place the asparagus on a strainer if possible, otherwise tie it in a piece of muslin. Bring ...

... cropping which has been delayed owing to inclement weather. Advice is given above on the cutting of asparagus. The present a good time to sow or Slant an asparagus bra, which needs eep cultivation and liberal manuring. Preparations should be made for mowing ...

... PLAVPING ASPARAGUS. Given a light or sands soil of average depth, Otis choice vegetable is by no mean. so difficult to grow as is generally supposed ; but where the land is heavy and damp one must either refrain front attempting asparagus, or go to the ...

... thoroughly, and the wasWng is done! THE QUEENLY ASPARAGUS. The asparagus is described as the uuoen of vegetables. It is also said to be almost a modern vegetable in this country. Thu expense of early asparagus keeps it out of many homes, but for a little ...

... quickly, end do not so essay run to seed. This system of miming seeds in groups applies also to beetroot. turnips, swevs. asparagus, endive, and may even be applied to cabbages and cauliflower& The advantage beyond those already named is that the hoe can ...

... boars, and when dry brush of with a perfectly Mean white brush. NOVEL ASPARAGUS STEAMER. For cooking asparagus the best utensil is • large ti• coffee-pot. Its height admits of the asparagus standing on end. Its narrowness prevents the tips from - toppling ...

... C CI Wholesale and Retail House Furnisher, 140 Dublin Road, BELFAST. HINT* FOR THE HOME. lit cooking asparagus, alter thoroughly washing it and retying it into bundles, it should be put into the boiling water in such a way as to keep the delicate t •wls ...

... each side. Along CROSSES of the orchestra was ararnged a as shortest border of choice plants. including - ipers. *motion. asparagus. and trail- w. Hamilton & co.. Ltd.. . and II has a sorting capacity id 110. specify was taxed to the 2 Arthur Street. BELFAST ...

... felt. All these infected tips must be cut off and burnt. The disease itself is a notifiable one. TILE ASPARAGUS BED. Now that the foliage the asparagus has ripened and turned yellow the should be cut off quite near to the ground with • pair of shears, and ...