Archive image from page 20 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of fruit trees, ornamental plants and roses . descriptiveillus1895atla Year: 1895 Catalogue of Fruits, Ornamental Plants and Roses. i7 ASPARAGUS. The Asparagus bed must be made very rich, and as a well prepared bed will last 20 to 25 years, and manure can be applied only as a top dressing after planting, the preparation before planting should be thorough. Be care- ful that the bed is well underdrained, then make as rich as possible with well-rotted cow manure—use no fresh manure—and p
Archive image from page 20 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of fruit trees, ornamental plants and roses . descriptiveillus1895atla Year: 1895 Catalogue of Fruits, Ornamental Plants and Roses. i7 ASPARAGUS. The Asparagus bed must be made very rich, and as a well prepared bed will last 20 to 25 years, and manure can be applied only as a top dressing after planting, the preparation before planting should be thorough. Be care- ful that the bed is well underdrained, then make as rich as possible with well-rotted cow manure—use no fresh manure—and plant in rows 2 feet apart and 1 foot in the row. 100 plants will do for an average family. Conover's Colossal. Large, of rapid growth ; produc- tive, of fine quality. MISCELLANEOUS. HARDY ORANGE. Citrus trifoliata. This has now been in our test grounds for 4 years, and, we are pleased to state, has proved hardy without protection, a fact we would not believe until we had proved it. The Oranges, though small in size compared with those in the markets, are exceed- ingly beautiful. They are, however, too acid to eat out of hand, being used as lemons for making a refreshing and pleasant drink. It fruits freely, and blooms in HARDY ORANGE. spring with wonderful profusion. The blossoms are large, pure white, and impart the same exquisite fra- grance as other Oranges. In habit the tree is dwarf, upright, and with abundant, rich, dark green, three- lobed foliage, which remains upon the tree until after frost, and then falls. So valuable as to well merit cultivation for its beauty alone, or for its delightfully fragrant blossoms, which are produced in greater or less numbers during almost the entire spring,-summer and autumn. Its advantages as a hedge plant are its naturally dense habit of growth and the abundance of ! its sharp thorns. It is naturally a dwarf tree, and will L need but little trimming to keep it within bounds. It [ has safely withstood a temperature of 180 below
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