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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,578 words
  3. HALF-ACRE HINTS.

    ?To "Halifax."—The insect you submitted was the pupa of Coccinella transe[?], or ladybird, a very useful little insect, which to carnivorous, and lives upon various kinds of ...

    Article : 42 words
  4. STRAWBERRIES.

    "Prospect" wants to know whether the runners from strawberry plants should be cut when the young plants have taken root, or left to die off? To "Prospect."—It is immaterial whether the ...

    Article : 55 words
  5. VEGETABLES ALL THE YEAR ROUND.

    EARTH up celery and leeks. PLANT out cabbages and cauliflowers. SOW the seed of lettuce, adish, onion, cress, kohl rabi, leeks, and the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 487 words
  6. POULTRY YARD.

    Malay Club, Saturday, May 2. at the National Hotel, 8 p.m. Blue reds and duckwings will be staged; judge, Mr. F. Goodwin. Wyandotte club Thursday, may 14. at prince ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,125 words
  7. BULLANTS ATTACK TREE.

    "Ischia" (Glenelg) writes:—"In common with thousands of your readers I spend a pleasant hour before dinner on Sunday morning glancing through the "Half-acre Hints," &c I planted ...

    Article : 300 words
  8. LEAF MOULD.

    "Hill Top" (Petersburg) writes:—"I have a 6 ft x 6 ft. x 4 ft pit, into which I have put a load of gum leaves for the purpose of making leaf mould. ...

    Article : 101 words
  9. HORNED CUCUMBER.

    "Pestend" (Rose Park) writes—"Is the accompanying encumber the south African borned, and when is the time for eating? In this stage we find them toughish. Are they prepared the same as ordinary cucumbers? ...

    Article : 136 words
  10. NOTES FOR THE BOYS.

    Plant out lettuce and silver beet; also sow some barley so as to have plenty of greenfeed for your fowls during cold weather. Keep a supply of shell grit and ...

    Article : 151 words
  11. BONEDUST &c.

    "T. E. L." (Alberton) writes:—"Kindly advise me how often I can apply bonedust to the roots of rose, trees and the quantity? I tooK your advice, in reference to bonedust, with the ...

    Article : 315 words
  12. GROWING PEANUTS.

    "Knut" writes:—Referring to note from "Subscriber,' St. Petes ('Mail' 7/3/14). regarding peanut cultivation, I should be obliged if he will inform me through your ...

    Article : 197 words
  13. PLANTS FOR TUB.

    "Barbwire Jack'" (Petersburg) writes:—"Reading your notes in "The Mail" on shrubs, I wish to know the names of 12 shrubs or plants suitable for planting in wooden tubs for verandah ...

    Article : 168 words
  14. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    To "Amateur."—"You would be safe to breed the birds mentioned, provided you mated them with a cock bird of different blood. It is not advisable to keep ...

    Article : 393 words
  15. SHRUBS.

    "Ignoram[?]s" (Blackwood) writes:—"I was much interested in your chat on shrubs, [?]. Am wanting a few, and am uncertain which kind to get. As you did not list any for the ...

    Article : 179 words
  16. LAWNS.

    "Coproema" writes:—"Would you be so good as to live me some information through your splendid paper? I have too large couchgrass lawns (self cown), and by regular cutting and ...

    Article : 296 words
  17. ARRANGEMENT OF ROSES.

    "Belvoir" (Croydon) writes:—"Being constant reader of 'The Mail.' specially. Garden Notes, I thought you could give me your idea as to placing my roses to blend the colours. ...

    Article : 199 words
  18. Advertising

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    Advertising : 332 words
  19. BULBS.

    Miss Playford, Mitc[?]am, writes:—"The bunch of red flowers I sent you about a fortnight ago are Urens's euxa. The original bulbs were brought from England by my father in the ...

    Article : 60 words
  20. INSECTS.

    "J. L. W.55 (Broken Hill) writes:—"Am sending under separate cover some insects which I came across While preparing a bed for street peas. Can you tell me if these are harmful to same, ...

    Article : 124 words
  21. THE ORCHARD.

    When dealing with this subject we must remember that the young tree, when dug out of its home, has had a considerable part of its roots damaged, and further ...

    Article : 634 words
  22. BOYS' REPORTS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,457 words
  23. LAWNS.

    "Callignee" (Kensington Gardens) writes:—"I am about to lay out a lawn in front of my new house in Kensington Gardens, and have kept your recently published instructions for guidance. In ...

    Article : 459 words
  24. COMMERCIAL POULTRY.

    A large number of members and their friends of this society assembled at the Prince Alfred Hotel on Tuesday evening to hear the Government Poultry Expert ...

    Article : 1,251 words
  25. MEALY BUG.

    "Largs" writes:—"Can 'Greenleaf' kindly inform roc what the pest is that is attacking couch grass, and the remedy?" To "largs"—Your lawn is badly affected with ...

    Article : 56 words
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