. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. 470 THE PARKS AND GAEDBNS OF PAEIS. [Chap. XXVII. the spreading-oTit of the roots in a perfectly safe manner. The planting-season at Argenteuil lasts from the first week in March to about the 20th of April. The hest Asparagus in France is grown here, and by one system mainly. The plants, one-year seedlings (never older), are planted in shallow trenches 7 in. or 8 in. deep, the plants a little more than o
. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. 470 THE PARKS AND GAEDBNS OF PAEIS. [Chap. XXVII. the spreading-oTit of the roots in a perfectly safe manner. The planting-season at Argenteuil lasts from the first week in March to about the 20th of April. The hest Asparagus in France is grown here, and by one system mainly. The plants, one-year seedlings (never older), are planted in shallow trenches 7 in. or 8 in. deep, the plants a little more than one yard apart, and the lines 4 ft. apart; no manure is given iimhesjffsgj. at planting; no trenching, or any --—-j^^^m. preparation of the ground (beyond '«^^fi^^^i digging the shallow trench) takes place In subsequent years a little N^''^^^SKS^Ki^SEi9i£i^^^'> manure is given over the roots in autumn : the soil, thrown out of the This Figure shows the depth of the s-ucces- _ , .^ _ sive annual earthings given to the treuches aud lormmg a ridge between ^gttZTThe ^'Z^£:'J:T1 tbem, is planted with a light crop highest points of the ground are those in Spring. lu all SubseqUeut VCarS over the crowns of the roots. ^ r^. , ^ ^ "^ the earth is placed over the crowns in spring and removed in autumn. The culture is for the most part conducted by peasants on their own ground. Under this system good results are obtained in various soils, the only difference being that on cold clay soils the planting is not quite so deep. Every winter the growers notice the state of the young roots, and any spot in which one has perished they mark with a stick, to replace the plant the following March. Early every spring they pile up a little heap of fine earth over each crown. When the plantation arrives at its third year they increase the size of the little mound, or, in other words, a heap of finely-pul- Plantiifg Asparagus; Tri'nches at Planting-time and after a Season's growth. verized ea
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