THE CULINARY GARDEN. 



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justice to the plants, if none be cut before the second, and only 

 a few the third year. A plantation of asparagus, if the beds 

 be properly attended to, will continue to produce good buds 

 ten, fifteen, and often twenty years ; instances have occurred of 

 beds being cut for thirty and forty years. 



In making new plantations, instead of forming the beds 

 with plants, the seeds may be sown at once in the beds ; by 

 this practice, the plants are not disturbed by being removed, 

 and consequently produce more regular crops. The beds may 

 be made the same as if they were to be formed with young 

 plants, and the seeds dropped in, in lines, covering the seeds 

 about an inch deep. 



When the plants are about six inches high, they must be 

 thinned, leaving the strongest about nine or ten inches apart. 

 During the first season, keep them clear of weeds, as they will 

 be very tender, and easily hurt by the weeds. In about three 

 years after sowing, a few buds may be cut. The fourth year, 

 the buds will be both strong and abundant. 



SOWING PARSLEY. 



Parsley, if not sown last month, may now be sown. Sow 

 in drills in the quarters, or for edgings, observing to sow it 

 where hares cannot get at it, as they are remarkably partial to 

 this vegetable. 



If a large supply be wanted for market, it may be grown in 

 continued rows nine inches asunder, or on the general surface, 

 to be trodden down and raked in. 



SOWING PARSNEP. 



If parsneps were not sown in February, sow now for a prin- 

 cipal crop. This is a nutritious and useful vegetable, and in 

 some countries is next in estimation to potatoes. (See Carrots.) 



SOWING SPINACH. 



Sow spinach to succeed that sown last month : the sowings 

 should be repeated once a fortnight or three weeks, to have a 

 regular supply, for the plants of one sowing in spring and 



