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CHAPTER XL 



ON RAISING ASPARAGUS PLANTS. 



PREPARE a piece of ground in the same way 

 as recommended for beds to the extent required, 

 onjwhich sow the seeds on the 20th of March, 

 in drills eighteen inches apart and two deep ; 

 keep them thin, and the plants will be strong 

 and fit to transplant in thirteen months ; but 

 some prefer them two years old before removal. 

 Soil should be added, as for other beds, in the 

 autumn. 



