Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 156. Asparag tenuissimus (X H)-. cut at one end of the bed and, as much as possible, clearoff all the strings, because when denuded of so muchgrowth the fleshy roots are liable to rot if over-watered;little water is needed till young growth starts. Care side of an iron trellis about
Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 156. Asparag tenuissimus (X H)-. cut at one end of the bed and, as much as possible, clearoff all the strings, because when denuded of so muchgrowth the fleshy roots are liable to rot if over-watered;little water is needed till young growth starts. Care side of an iron trellis about 8 inches apart and at thetop an equal distance apart, in order that the stringsmay be as nearly straight as possible. The early growth ot Asparagus plumosus, var. nanus,is very slow ; but as soon as it is transplanted and wellrooted in a rich soil, the growth is more rapid, the tendershoots developing into a vine which will be ready to cutfor the market in about a year. There is great difftcultyin obtaining the seed of the nanus. In a whole house,there may be only a few seed-bearing strings. Afterbeing picked, the berries are allowed to dry for a month,and are then ready for planting. A good, rich soil, cov-ered with a thin film of sand, serves very well to startthem. The temperature should be about Qo^^ and asnearly constant as possible.
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