106 Sticks Jbr training KnigJifs Marrow Pea. 



country thin; that is, only about 14 in. in depth, reposing on 

 a substratum of gravel, and consequently not deep enough for 

 asparagus : but, resolving to add to the depth by coverings of 

 suitable materials, I formed my beds, and planted two-year- 

 old roots at only 2 in. beneath the surface, covering them with 

 about I in. of soil. Five-feet beds contained four rows of plants, 

 and at a good distance from each other in the row. In the 

 month of November the winter rains set in ; I then covered 

 the beds with 3 in. fresh horse and cow dung, and in the 

 spring with 2 in. of vegetable and garden mould compost. In 

 the summers of the first and second years I took crops of 

 onions and lettuces off the beds in the usual way. At the 

 second autumn dressing I laid on a thin coat of cow hair, 

 which I procured from the tan-yard ; above this, 2 in. of stable 

 and cow-house dung, and in the spring 2 in. more of mould. 



For another new plantation of asparagus, I excavated the 

 beds to the depth of 20 in., filling the excavation again with a 

 rich mixture of night-soil and mould. These beds were only 

 3^ ft. wide, and on them I planted two rows of roots at the 

 distance of 2 ft. apart in the )*ow. The after management was 

 as before. 



A third plantation was laid down in 1825; in this last I 

 used ground bones as a dressing for the plants, as an experi- 

 ment. All have succeeded well ; the first was very good, but 

 exceeded by the second in size and quality ; and, if the last con- 

 tinue to advance as it promised to do when I left that country, 

 it will be still more luxuriant than the two preceding. 



The measure I speak of above is the Rhenish foot, which 

 is something longer than the English foot. 



I am. Sir &c. F. A. Meyer. 



Clapton 'Nursery^ Jan. 29. 1828. 



Art. XVII. Notice of a Mode of procuring Sticks for training 

 Knighfs Marrow Pea. By Suffolciensis. 



Dear Sir, 

 The difficulty and expense in procuring sticks for Knight's 

 Gigantic or Tall Marrow Pea, have prevented many persons 

 from growing that excellent vegetable. Having this year expe- 

 rienced some trouble in accomplishing this object, I turned 

 my attention to some plan by which the use of long sticks 

 might be superseded, and have just tried one, which appears 

 calculated to answer every purpose. Although it will be 

 attended with some little expense at first, I have no doubt it 



