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Book Excerpt: produce of the districts around Paris and Brussels. The LondonAsparagus, which is prized by many for its full flavour and tenderness, is for the most part grown near at hand, in deep alluvial soils enrichedwith abundance of manure. Nature gives us the key to every secret thatconcerns our happiness, and on the cultivation of Asparagus she isliberal in her teaching. The plant is found growing wild on the sandycoasts of the British Islands--a proof that it loves sand and salt.==Preparation of Ground.==--The routine cultivation must begin with athorough preparation of the ground. Efficient drainage is imperative, for stagnant water in the subsoil is fatal to the plant. But a rich loamdoes not need the extravagant manuring that has been recommended andpractised. Deep digging and, where the subsoil is good, trenching may berecommended, but an average manuring will suffice, because Asparagus canbe effectually aided by annual top-dressings, and proper surface cultureis of great importance in the subseqRead Mo
