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tain, that, to whatever cause owing, the Aspam- 

 gus here, though so little care is, in general, 

 taken of it, is far superior to that in England. 

 From our frequently meeting with it at a great 

 distance from all houses, there is reason to sup- 

 pose, that it is a natural weed of the country ; 

 and, therefore, it may differ from the English 

 sort, as the Charlock and some other weeds do. 

 In England the Charlock has a leaf like that of 

 the white turnip, ; here it has a leaf the colour of 

 th ut of an early York cabbage ; that is to say, of 

 a blue-green colour. There may be a diiference 

 between the Asparagus of America and that of 

 Europe : at any rate, I will ascertain the fact ; 

 for, I will carry some seed to England. As to 

 the space which the beds ought to occupy, that 

 must depend on the size of the family, who are to 

 eat the Asparagus. Plenty > however, is always 

 a blessing when the commodity is a good one. 

 About six beds across one of the Plats will be 

 sufficient for any family. They might be at the 

 west end of Plat, No 6, that being the warm- 

 est. Asparagus may be had in winter with 

 the greatest facility. There are but few things 

 that are worth the trouble of a hot bed forthe pur- 

 pose of having them to eat in their opposite season, 

 but, Asparagus is worth it. And this is the way 

 to have it for the table, even in February, that 

 month of snow and of north-westers. Sow some 

 seed in the garden, in the manner before des- 

 cribed, the rows a foot aaunder, and the plants 

 four inches apart in the row. Keep them clean 

 and manure them the first year. Cut the haulm off 

 in the fall. Do not cover them during winter. IB 

 tfce spring fork up the ground, manure it again ; 



