By Mr. Jacob Baumann. 



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ground, previously trenched two feet deep, and richly ma- 

 nured, in quincunx, at eighteen inches asunder, and carefully 

 attended to for four or five years, after which they are to be 

 taken up late in the autumn, and preserved for future use in 

 a trench which must be protected from frost by a suitable 

 covering. 



For the purpose of forcing these roots, make with fresh 

 horse dung an ordinary hot-bed (with its glass and other re- 

 quisite coverings), upon which, at least eight or ten inches of 

 manured earth must be laid, and the roots planted together 

 therein, in tolerably close rows, the intervals between the 

 rows being filled with the same kind of earth, and the crowns 

 of the roots covered to the depth of four inches. 



The artificial Asparagus beds may be forced also to pro- 

 duce a crop in winter ; when, however, this object is in view, 

 the intervals between the rows must be made at least four 

 feet broad when the beds are formed. The beds usually se- 

 lected to be thus forced, are such as, from the length of time 

 they have been in use, cannot be expected to last much longer. 

 On both sides, and at the ends of the bed destined to be forced, 

 a trench three feet broad and four feet deep must be dug 

 close to the outermost rows of plants. The bed should have 

 been well stirred, and, before the frost sets in, must be 

 furnished with requisite coverings of glass, mats, &c. &c. 

 when the artificial heat produced by the fresh horse dung in 

 the trenches, and kept up in the usual way, will force the 

 plants to produce shoots until they are completely exhausted. 



When an Asparagus field or an artificial bed not destined 

 to forcing, becomes too much weakened by age, it may then be 

 entirely cut down ; to do which with most advantage, the 



