Ciinndl & ^on^> Complete geed C^uicle. 
ASPARAGUS 
(Asparagus officinalis). 
CULTURE (for Exhibition Purposes).— 
Fo 7'oise plants^ foi' transplanting^ seed mag he sown 
in dnils one foot apart and an inch deep^ early in 
Aprils covering with Jine sotL Kvery ffih row may he 
omitted for convenience in cleaning. 'The seeds should he 
placed two inches apart, and all allowed to grow until early 
in June, when, or hefore, they will he in what may he termed 
second feather. Then is the time to mark the ^)lants. 
i^ome will have a strong frst feather, and a second 
growth coming; this the one required. Others will 
have weaker and more numerous feathers, which should 
he gruhhed out with a hand fork, leaving those that have 
single feathers as near six inches apart as possible. The. 
exact distance is immaterial ; the chief thing is to get the 
jdants of the character indicated above, as the plants are to 
remain a year only before transplanting. The. first feather is 
to he cut away in favour of the second when the latter overtops 
it, or when it is well advanced in growth, and this second shoot 
IS to he shoivn every favour through the season, cutting away 
all others coming after early July, hut if there arise another 
stronger shoot hy, say Midsummer day, select it and cut away 
the second. In fact, save the best of the shoots appearing hy 
or hefore Midsummer, and cut all others away right through 
the .season, as any coming after that have, no chance of forming 
buds. Jf a stronger shoot comes later, save both. 
This is the treatment advised for the seedlings in the first year 
to obtain plants with strong single crowns for transplanting 
the following spring, into a permanently prepared bed of deep, 
friable^ soil, well trenched and mixed with decayed 
manure. It ?s not advisable to cut during the frst year, and 
but very sparingly the second, and should never be prolonged 
after Midsummer, or the plant will be injured. 
COKNOVEll’s COLOSSAL ASPAKAGUS. 
Connover's Colossal 
Giant 
For plants, see page 62. 
Per O’A. — 8. d. 
... 0 (i 
.. 0 G 
BEET (Beta vulgaris). 
CULTURE,— Sow the middle oj April, on ground that has been 
deephj dug and well manured the previous year. At the time of sowing, 
the ground shoidd be again deeply dug and the seeds sown in rows a 
foot apart. It may be sown in drills drawn by a hoe, or by dibbling a 
few seeds tn holes an inch deep and a foot apart in the rows; thin out, 
when the plants are about 2 inebe.; high, to a foot apart where in drilh, 
and where dibbled in holes draw out all except one. When lifting the 
roots, in October or 2^’ovember, great care must be taken not to bruise 
them or cut off any small shoots or out yrowth.'i or the colouriny will 
be gone. 
UEI.l’s CHIM30N BEET. 
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