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former may remain in bearing on the same 

 ground for twenty-five or thirty years, the most 

 careful preparation is required, and yet we do 

 not think there is any need of going to the 

 great expense that many indulge in. If a small 

 bed is to be made in a garden, let it be trenched 

 and enriched to the depth of two feet. In the 

 spring of '72 I put out quite a large bed of Con- 

 over's colossal asparagus. I obtained the roots 

 of R. H. Allen & Co., and do not remember 

 whether they were one or two years old, but 

 they were of fair size and in good order. I put 

 them out in some of my best ground, in the fol- 

 lowing simple way : Commencing at one end of 

 the bed that had been well prepared, my gar- 

 dener opened a trench about fourteen inches 

 deep and slightly slanting on one side. The 

 plants were then leaned against the slanting 

 side, one foot apart from each other, and 

 enough good soil thrown around to partially 



