Salting Asparagus

Salt niay be eprottd on asparagus bed a,t any tmiu during the season in heavy oc light doses, and without iiijury. Whm the salt is scattered on the surface in Juna or July, it will save considerable Work all the rest of the suinmer in hoeing and weeding, and at the same time planta, espeuially in young bede, will thriva under such treatment. The salt will not only furnish food, but will keep the suríace moist. Pive or six years ago a friend rtcoinmended the application of salt to paths to keep down weed. Experionoa provcd that the balt effected this result the first season very well indeed, but tha following years the weeda appeared to fiourish. But what was strange about it was that for three yearg after ons could see at a glauco any morniug just how far the salt was spread ou eaoh walk fióm tha dampness of the surfaoe, when the other parts of tlie walk wera apparently dry. The same experiment was tried agaiu still later, on another part of the garden, and with the very samo result. It is, therefore, a reasonablo conclusión to draw, that salt has strong hygrometrio power, and this moistura doe3 have a uiurked influence on vegetable growth, and especially on tha growth of aspara gus. It may bu spread on very thick witliout injuring the plants. We hava frequently put salt two inchea in thiokness on old usparagus bfcds without checkiug the growth, but there 68eined no advantago iu these heavy does. A lijjht spriukling, sny a bushül to tvo rods square, will be quite enough lor all practical purposes. This may be applied, say every other year, to advantage. Some gardeners ate a let3 quantity, and apply it every spring. - Oorden.