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the summer previously, and a comparative freedom or 

 rest from the knife. It is a serious mistake to think 

 of forcing old and worn-out heds ; to be sure, if such 

 are to be broken up, it is, perhaps, better to force 

 them than to throw the roots away ; but why keep 

 beds until they are worn out ? 



We have before urged that the cultivation of As- 

 paragus, carried well out, is not only exceedingly pro- 

 fitable in itself, but is, when forming part in a regular 

 and systematic rotation of crops, one of the most im- 

 portant matters connected with the garden. The 

 Brassica tribes are so numerous, and required in such 

 frequent succession, that the soil frequently becomes, 

 in technical phraseology, " tired " of this family. 

 The greatest of renovators, therefore, are, of course, 

 those crops which remain longest on the plot of 

 groimd assigned to them, and of such we would par- 

 ticularly name the raspberry, the strawberry, and the 

 asparagus. The Brassica family will, of course, fol- 

 low such crops well, and the exhausted Brassica 

 ground may be brought in order by celery beds, or 

 otherwise, for any of the above restorers. 



We would now merely observe, that Asparagus 

 forcing, under whatever mode, necessarily falls under 

 two sections, viz., forcing it in its growing bed, and 

 removing it to pits, frames, or houses, to force. 



There are various modes practised, concerning 

 which we shall give the necessary details, but what- 



