. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. ^MATEUK ^gULTIVATOK'S '^ ASPARAGUS (AspABACUS Officinalis). Gennan, Spargd. — French, Asperge. — Spanish, Esparrago. This universal vegetable is supposed to be a native of Great Rritain, where it is found on the banks of sandy soil contiguous to the sea, growing luxuriantly under the salt breezes. There are, it la said, several varieties of Aspara- gus; but the ditlerence mainly arises from the nature
. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. ^MATEUK ^gULTIVATOK'S '^ ASPARAGUS (AspABACUS Officinalis). Gennan, Spargd. — French, Asperge. — Spanish, Esparrago. This universal vegetable is supposed to be a native of Great Rritain, where it is found on the banks of sandy soil contiguous to the sea, growing luxuriantly under the salt breezes. There are, it la said, several varieties of Aspara- gus; but the ditlerence mainly arises from the nature of tlie soil. Cnltnre. — Sow the seed early in spring, one Inch deep, and three or four inches apart, in rows one foot apart. When two years old, tliev mar l)e transplanted into permanent beds, the plants placed a foot apart in each direction, and at least four inches beneath the surfice. To make it " Giant," be particular to select for the bed warm rich soil. Trench it at least eigh- teen inches deep, working in inches or more depth of manure. Every fall cover the bed with manure, and in spring dig it in lightly, care being taken not to disturb the roots. per oz. Giant Purple top. Grows to a good size; excellent. I'er pkt., 5 . . .10 Conover's Colossal. A European varie- ty, introduced several ycai-s since, which, by a careful selection of seeds from the most vigorous shoots, has been wonderfully improved both in size and quality,"in point of which it surpasses all other varieties in culti- vation. Per pkL, 5 . . .10 ENGLISH BEAN (Rvba Vclcakis). lan, G'lttetihohne. — French, Ffre de Marais. — Spanish, lliib't. The following varieties are much grown in Eng- land, but find little favor in this country. Culture. — Sow as early as the ground will ad- mit, in rows two feet apart, and three inches apart in the rows. They will come sooner into bearing if the tops of the plants are pinched off lus soon as they are in full bloom. Succeed
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