... whichever way you turn you sets French produce, from Asparagus down to Cabbage Lettuces. The extent to which this is carried on may be inferred from the fact, that in one day seven hundred bundles of Asparagus alone were imported. This must have the effect ...

... planted out on warm borders. Herbs should be propagated either by sowing seeds or dividing roots. Plant permanent beds of asparagus, and fill up the old ones. Plant early potatoes. ...

... variety and succession. Trench the ground for parsnips. Get out all the old roots, and manure at the bottom. Prepare beds for asparagus; well-rotted stable manure is the best for it. ...

... that the Strawberries are kept free from runners. Trench and ridge spare ground, to let it benefit by the fine weather. Asparagus should be cut down to the ground as soon as the tops are decayed, when you may clean the beds, and cover them With rotten ...

... early crop of celery. Give a good drenching of dung water, and the next day earth up slightly, to prevent evaporation. Weed Asparagus beds, sprinkling occasionally with salt, which will check the growth of weeds and benefit the plants. The ground will now ...

... hand-glasses should be earthed up, and have the soil stirred about them. Autumn sown cabbage may now be planted out. Top dress asparagus beds. Be careful not to injure the plant. Pruning, nailing, and planting should be all finished at once. Take care that the ...

... situation are not likely to bear, and your crop will improve both in quantity and quality. Ground intended for Rhubarb, Asparagus, or Sea-kale should now be heavily manured ; they all like it as rich as possible. ...

... safe to prune them earlier in such a winter as this. - - _ In the kitchen garden keep a supply of sea-kale, rhubarb, and asparagus, and give plenty of air and light to any cauliflowers you may have in frames. When the frost breaks up look well to th e ...

... garden sow early broccoli (Snow's winter white and Walcheren broccoli), borecole, and kale (cottager's kale and Buda or asparagus), early cottage (Wheel-r's imperial and rosette colewort) ' also parsnips and parsley. Where we give the names of two kinds ...

... plentiful on fruit trees, that frequent syringing will be necessary. Lay in shoots of wall fruit trees. Leave off cutting Asparagus, or you will interfere with next year's growth. Sow Endive in well-manured ground. Plant celery in well-manured trenches ...

... house lamb, 2 barons of beef, 3 rounds of beef, 2 stewed rumps of beef, 13 sirloins, rumps, and ribs of beef, 6 dishes of asparagus, 60 dishes of mashed and other potatoes, 44 dishes of shell fish, 4 dishes of prawns, 140 jellies, 50 blancmanges, 40 dishes ...