CH. I.] ASPARAGUS. 13 



fpide. By aid of turfs carefully placed in 

 this manner, a rank fleam is effedually pre- 

 vented, which is of no fmall importance in 

 the forcing of Afparagus ; the fleam arifing 

 from rank dung of this defcription, not on- 

 ly difcolouring the grafs, but tainting its 

 flavour. Place on the frame : It mould 

 be thirty inches deep in the back, and 

 twenty in front : Let dry, well-reduced 

 old tan, to the thicknefs of fix or eight 

 inches be laid in it ; which level and 

 fmooth with the fpade. 



The roots being ready, (which mould be 

 taken up with great care), proceed to lay 

 them, crowns up, as clofe as they will lie 

 together } endeavouring to keep them as 

 level as poflible, and diverting them of all 

 the. old hulm and rotten roots. Cover the 

 whole with old tan as above, to the thick- 

 nefs of three inches ; and put on the lights. 



The bed will begin to beat in twenty- 

 four hours ; and mud then have air admit- 

 ted, to pafs off any fleam that may rife, 

 which will, however, be inconfiderable, I 

 prefume. Indeed, the only caufe for turf- 

 ing the furface is to prevent fleam; which, 

 if carefully done, will have the defired ef- 



feft; 



