... ASPARAGUS CHEAP, Asparagus i» cheap to-day, but, it thought, will be doarcr to-morrow. This will not bo due to any falling off in the supply, but the increased demand which expected to-morrow, it being a canon in roost households to include the succulent ...

... ASPARAGUS SIDS. TIV‘THEN the asparagus foliage has died down entirely it should be cut to within an inch or so of the ground. It is essential, however, for it to be completely dead before this is done. Cover the whole bed with a thin layer of well-decayed ...

... THE ASPARAGUS BED A gardening correspondent writes : Asparagus beds are now coming into full production. Asparagus is choice and highly nutritious vegetable, which well repays a little extra attention. The heads should be cut daily as thev become of suitable ...

... PRIZE ASPARAGUS Youth of 18 Champion at His First Attempt An 18-year-old you:h carried off the prize for the champion bundle in the show at the annual asparagus show held at Evesham yesterday. He was James Allchureh, of Bretforton, a hamlet in the Vale ...

... SEA ASPARAGUS Gains Coveted Trophy at Evesham Lancashire seaside-grown asparagus carried off the coveted trophy for the heaviest bundle in the show at the Vale of Evesham Asparagus Growers' Association annual show yesterday. The winning bundle, turning ...

... ASPARAGUS CUSTARD Cut two cupfuls of tinned asparagus into small nieces. Beat three eggs slightly, and add one pint of milk, half a cupful the asparagus juice, seasoning and asparagus. Pour into greased casserole and bake in a pan of water in the oven ...

... ASPARAGUS SCARCE. The oold weather has cheeked the arrival of some of the English produce which might have been expected on the Birmingham market this week, and there is notably absence of Evesham asparagus, of which small quantities were being offered ...

... FIRST ASPARAGUS As a result of the warm sunshine the first asparagus of the season arrived in the wholesale produce markets at Evesham yesterday and was sold at up to sd. a bud. It Is about II week later than last year. ...

... FRENCH ASPARAGUS South 'African fruit is arriving in fair quantities, and the demand is good. There are bigger supplies of grapes, which are obtainable at Is. 6d. a lb. for white and Is. 9d. and 2s. for black. Cape plums are scarce, and are on offer at ...

... Glut of Asparagus ...

... EVESHAM ASPARAGUS There is now a wider selection of commodities in the fruit and vegetable market. Evesham asparagus is selling in Birmingham at 4s. Gd. to 7s. a bundle of 120 heads. This is the first supply of the season, and is in good condition. French ...

... Asparagus Ferns. These ferns will grow, ii a way, under almost any conditions. A healthy plant should send up from its root stock long shoots. several feet in length. Neves. except under the care of a professional gardener. do we see such vigour. What ...