... ASPARAGUS. . The Roots.—The magnitude of the yield depends directly on the strength of the roots forced, so that four, five, or six-year-old clumps must be employed. Dug late in autumn, with the least possible injury to their roots, those intended for ...

... ASPARAGUS AND PINS. In commemoration of the hi-centenary of the Christ Church Schools, Southwark. medals have ben presented to the children. They bear a representation of two asparagus leaves united by a pin. The explanation is that in 1713 • Mrs. Catherine ...

... Jost now it is the asparagus cure in Valais. Thanks to alluvium, there is an abundance of asparagus in the land in the Rhone valley, and tons are exported to various countries of Europe. For about a fortnight the patients make asparagus their principal diet ...

... THEY SAY. They say an, stick in good enough to beat a dog with; but did any one ever try to beat a dog with a stick of asparagus?— Ma. G. R. CHWITERTON. ...

... Libby's Pack r/4 per tin Peaches pp ft 91 Apricots Of 1 / 6 91 Pears (Bartletts), Libby's Pack, 1 lii per tin Asparagus 1 /9 91 99 19 Asparagus, Hillsdale Pack i/6 „ All this year's pack. You must try them. You already know enough not to miss the Highest ...

... /Mr aloes ld to lid per lb, cabbages Id each, cauliflowers 2d to 4d sack, cummthers 4d to Id each, tomatoes 4d to 7d ash asparagus to Bcl per bundle, goateed per gas* radishes Id per down Aeneas ed to ed per lb, strawberries to ell per lb, garden peas ...

... Moue ld to ltd per lb, cabbages Id to. 2d each, cauliflowers 2d to 4d each, cucumbers 9d to ad each, tomatoes 41 to 7d lb, asparagus as 8d per bundle, gooseberries 4d per quart, radishes ad per dozen bunches, cherries 4d to ad per lb, strawberries ad to ...

... paying elsewhere :- pears (Libby's), alb. tins, ; Peaches (Libby's), 21b. tins, 1/6; Apricots (Libby's), 2ilb. tins, i/6; Asparagus Dale, Libby's), 2ilb. tins, T/6. All Delicious and Reliable. DANISH BACON, highest price 1/10 per lb. Local Addresses :—Broad ...

... Po atoes ld per Ib, cabbages Id to 2d each, eaulllowore Id to 4d each, encumbers 4d to 6d each, tomatoes Od to 8d per lb, asparagus 6d to 8d per bundle, gooseberries Sd pee quart, radishes lid per dozen bunches, cherries 4d to 6d per lb, strawbarries Ai ...

... elsewhere : Pears (Libby's), silb. tins, i/z x ; Peaches (Libby's), alb. tins, t/6; Apricots (Libby's), 211 b. tins, i/6; Asparagus (Hill Dale, Libby's), 211 b. tins, 1/6. All Dehoons and Reliable. DANISH BACON, highes: price 1/10 per lb. Local Addresses ...

... lot of the seed perished, and we hear of one crop being sold at 17s. 6d. per acre. In other gardens the promise is better. Asparagus has been a fair crop, but the prices have not been altogether satisfactory. In every probability the present season will ...

... of its capacity for hard work, the elephant seldom, if ever, sleeps moro than four, or occasionally five, hours ata time. Asparagus is so plentiful on the Russian steppes that the cattle eat it like grass. The seeds are sometimes dried and then used an ...