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... THE BED OF ASPARAGUS. More space might well be given to the hardy perennial edibles—rhubarb, seakale, the Globe artichoke and asparagus. They flourish in rougher soil than will annual crops; and because the crop is started from plants instead of seeds ...
... ‘No. I.—Green Crops :,Broccoli, Cabbage, Herbs, etc. Book 2.—Root Crops : Potatoes, Onions, Carrots, Turnips, ete. Book 3.—Asparagus, Beans, Peas, Rhubarb, Marrows, etc. Book 4. — Mushrooms, Cucumbers, Salads, Tomatoes, etc.—GARDEN EDITOR. ; P o ...
... 6d. per lb., a small packet of sugar ran up to 22#,, a dozen bottles of whisky averaged over £1 each, and one bundle of asparagus brought in sgg. A lady sent a cheque for £l7, the progeeds of some needlework she had sold, : t . ...
... Horticulture for Pleasure and Profit, ALLOTMENT & KITCHEN GARDENS. A BED OF ASBPARAGUS. Asparagus is a suitable allotment crop. It is a snob, though, refusing to flourish along with common weeds, forgetting its wild origin on the seacoast. Otherwise, ...
... THE FOOD GARDEN, THE ASPARAGUS BED. There are no good reasons why asparagyy should remain a luxury of the well-to.d, classes, when all that is required in the way of soil culture is deep digging and generoyg manuring. Asparagus is a particularly nourishing ...
... Frock. The smart and becoming dress in the sketch is made with pannier draperies. The material chosen was peau-de-soie, asparagus green in colour, embroidered in gold thread. The ...
... These were planted on April 30th and harvested on September 11th. - Garden carrots yielded 430 bushels to the acre, and asparagus was in use from May 22nd till the middle of August. From three rows of parsley 33 feet in length 36lbs. were taken up. Citrons ...
... Ransferd (papers), Mrs. Vernon Pugh (magazines), Salvation Army (papers), Miss Turrall (cakes), Messts. Hardingham and Knight (asparagus), Mr. Arnold (books), Mrs. Duggins (books), Miss Hickin (flowers). ” ARMISHAW'S have Htandard Boots ip stock, af fa, Floet ...
... crops require their foods in different proportions. It is profitable to consider that native« of the seashore—seakale and asparagus—benefit by.salt in addition to their requirements in the category of stem vegetables. The crops may be grouped into roots ...
... ed. If the plants bear flowers in the summer they should be picked off. In preparation for the planting of a new bed of asparagus this season, which, of course, need not take place until April, the beds must be all ready in good time. The ground has to ...
... enjoyable and healthful to the body. Seakale is native to our shores It has been in cultivation a little over a century. ~Like asparagus, another native perennial vegetable, the choice of varieties is extremely limited. Most nurserymen stock but two. They have ...
... serving all the bed in that way. In February it is a good plan to fork into the surface a further dressing of short manure. Asparagus roots are made to yield a huge bulk of vegetable matter in the course of the season, and in this way they must exhaust the ...