The book of asparagus, with sections also on celery, salsify, scorzonera and seakale . tersnot at all in which county it be, if only such be naturallydrained, little fear need be entertained as to it is that care be exercised in selecting oursoil, but the site is also of the utmost importance, as agood sunny position somewhat but gently sloping to thesouth is quite necessary to success in asparagus protection be afforded by screens on the western side,or on the side of the site whence the prevailing windssweep, so much the better. The importance of this willbe seen
The book of asparagus, with sections also on celery, salsify, scorzonera and seakale . tersnot at all in which county it be, if only such be naturallydrained, little fear need be entertained as to it is that care be exercised in selecting oursoil, but the site is also of the utmost importance, as agood sunny position somewhat but gently sloping to thesouth is quite necessary to success in asparagus protection be afforded by screens on the western side,or on the side of the site whence the prevailing windssweep, so much the better. The importance of this willbe seen later. Varieties There are many so-called varieties, yet they differbut little. Messrs Sutton and Sons of Reading havetwo—Perfection and Giant French—which are somewhatdistinct. They are both excellent kinds, but whetherthey differ from others going by different names I donot know, for culture has a great deal to do with theappearance of asparagus as of human beings. A varietywhich is sometimes well grown, and sometimes thereverse, varies much in appearance, thus favouring the. BUNDLES OF ASPARAGUS AS PREPARED FOR COOKING VARIETIES idea of a difference of variety. Two other possiblydistinct varieties are Argentenil Early Giant andArgentenil Late Giant, which latter probably keepslonger in the cutting season by furnishing shoots laterthan the first named. Connovers Colossal is anothergood kind, but not superior to those named above.
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