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by tlie old Asparagus roots, even if cut asunder by 

 the spade. The stump will, if proper facilities be af- 

 forded, again push forth gross roots, with all the 

 vigour of youth, and this circumstance led us some 

 years since to pay a great amount of attention to the 

 cultivation of the alleys. 



It is of very great importance for the ensuring of 

 success in the planting of Asparagus, to lift the 

 roots carefully, and to expose them to the air as short 

 time as possible. No plant feels a hurt in the root 

 more keenly than Asparagus ; the fibrils are very 

 brittle, and if broken, do not readily shoot again. 

 {NicoVs Gard. Kalendar, 47.) 



With regard to the distance at which Asparagus 

 should be planted, we have already expressed our 

 opinion upon the importance of having wide intervals 

 between the rows and between the beds, to admit 

 freely the light and the air, but we will fortify our re- 

 commendation with the authority of two other expe- 

 rienced gardeners, who recommend even wider inter- 

 vals than we have adopted. 



Mr. J. Wighton, gardener at Cossey Hall, says 

 that, to raise large Asparagus, the soil should be 

 made good to the depth of 5 or 6 feet; then laid 

 out in beds from 4 to 6 feet wide, with paths between 

 them of the width of 2\ feet. The plants must be 

 put in 2 feet apart, and the stems not allowed to ap- 

 proach each other nearer than 2 feet ; or beds 3 feet 



