OF FRUITS , ORNAMENTAL TREES, ETC. 
ASPARAGUS. 
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To prepare a bed for planting, the soil should be dug- deeply and well mixed together with 
well rotted manure or compost. Plant in rows two feet apart. In the rows the plants should not 
exceed a foot apart, and planted about four inches deep. Cover on approach of winter with ma- 
nure, and fork the beds over lightly early in the spring. 
Conover’s Colossal. A mammoth variety of vigorous growth, sending- up from fifteen to twenty 
sprouts each year, from one to two inches in diameter, color deep green, and crown very close. 
Palmetto. It is earlier, a better yielder, more even and regular in its growth and in quality equal 
to that old favorite, Conover’s Colossal. 
FIGS. 
Figs may be grown as bushes in the garden, in the Northern States, if they are taken up an- 
nually, the first week in November, with a ball of earth attached to the roots, and placed in a cel- 
lar till about the middle of May, when they should be taken out and replanted. 
Brown Turkey. Brownish purple, large, rich and excellent. 
Black Ischia. Medium; skin deep purple; flesh sweet, rich. 
Cqlestlal or Sugar. Fruit small, but very sweet. 
RHUBARB, OR PIF PI/ANT. 
This deserves to be ranked among the best early vegetables in the garden. It afTords the 
earliest material for pies and tarts, continues long in use and is valuable for canning. Make the 
border very rich and deep. 
Linnttus. Large, early, tender and fine; the very best of all. 
Victoria. The best for market because of its giant growth. 
