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  2. GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS

    IF you are a beginner you are of course anxious to know just what your garden will look like next season. You hardly know what to expect, but so ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 149 words
  3. NEW SEEDS BETTER THAN OLD

    EVERY season some one unearths an old article or there is an old tale in new words concerning the longevity of seeds (says a contemporary). Even apart ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 779 words
  4. IN MY GARDEN

    E. G., Wynnum South, asks for cause of, and remedy, for leaves of rosella plants curling up and dying. Answer:—From the information ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 212 words
  5. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 265 words
  6. Garden Hedges

    It does not matter how well a garden is kept if the hedge is untidy, a pleasing effect will never be obtained. During the moist season clipping ...

    Article : 187 words
  7. This Week's Work

    To have roses for autumn flowering, cut out any dead flowers and wood, also any surplus Ingrowing branches. Show chrysanthemums will now want ...

    Article : 133 words
  8. Common Pests

    CHRYSANTHEMUM LICE.—There are several kinds of small insects which attack chrysanthemums. The insects are like aphides, and attack the buds and ...

    Article : 518 words
  9. VEGETABLES.

    The early batches of cauliflower and cabbage will require attention in the matter of watering, manuring, and much digging. ...

    Article : 102 words
  10. Flower Borders

    During the autumn and early winter is the best time to plant and establish flower borders, but for filling in blanks the work may, be carried out ...

    Article : 326 words
  11. Prevent Disease

    Prevention is in all cases better and easier than cure. One preventive measure for crops affected, with disease or dangerous ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 275 words
  12. Plants in Pots

    Loam is the basis of soil composes for all soft-wooded plants. This is best obtained by rotting turf. Loam is a natural blend of send, clay, and humus ...

    Article : 201 words
  13. Nasturtium Seeds

    Nasturtiums are now producing an abundance of seeds, and those who have not tried pickling the seed should try the experiment this year. Gather the seeds ...

    Article : 120 words
  14. Vegetable Notes

    Hoeing, mulching and watering are essential for the successful growth of vegetables during the hot months. Hoeing is especially bene[?] for besides ...

    Article : 29 words
  15. Dig Deeply

    Digging pays, although it may be, hard work. The more deeply you dig the more likely are the plants to flourish. Suitable times for digging are ...

    Article : 99 words
  16. Capillary Action

    Water is able to ascend from below to the surface of the soil by means of very thin columns formed of tiny particles of soil clinging to each other. This is ...

    Article : 48 words
  17. Be Tidy

    When hoeing the borders in dry weather, dropped leaves, so long as they have no disease on them, should be dug into the soil. Broken branches dead ...

    Article : 169 words
  18. TRAVELLERS TALES

    RAPHAEL, a merchant, heard that the natives of a certain island in the South Seas had more gold than they knew what to do with, so he decided ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 157 words
  19. Advertising

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    Advertising : 221 words
  20. Wirelessed

    THE young married woman was sitting at her writing-desk. There was a pen in her hand and a piece of paper was stretched out before her. A ...

    Article : 123 words
  21. Listening-in

    RECRUIT: "Well, what's the matter? Didn't I do all right in the parade!" Top Sergeant (sweetly): "Sure you ...

    Article : 326 words
  22. WHAT MOTHER MISSES.

    Passer-by: "Whit would you mother My, little boy, if she could hear you swear like that!" Boy: "She'd be tickled to death if ...

    Article : 48 words
  23. WE OVERLOOKED HIM.

    All in all, this is an age of remarkable talent. We quote: "The shoplifter made his way through a crowd of women shoppers and escaped." When ...

    Article : 54 words
  24. HIS FAUX PAS.

    "Do you, mean to say," asked the magistrate, "that such a physical wreck as your husband gave you that black eye?" ...

    Article : 48 words
  25. WASTED ELOQUENCE.

    "This theory of governing children by appealing to their reason isn't all it's, made out to be," said a worried school teacher recently. "A youngster needs ...

    Article : 144 words
  26. MY HAT!

    The little man had just finished his lunch and was about to leave the premises when he noticed the orchestra ready to start playing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 119 words
  27. SOUND ADVICE

    "I say," said Penniless Percy to his rich uncle, "I want your advice." "Well, my lad?" said the old nun, realising what was in the wind. ...

    Article : 77 words
  28. TAKING HIS MEDICINE.

    A portly woman of very elusive beauty was addressing a meeting on temperance reform. "My friends," she said, "I had a ...

    Article : 92 words
  29. SOUL OF TACT.

    A well-known speaker lectured to the members of a literary society, and a the end of his address, the secretary approached him with a cheque. This he ...

    Article : 79 words
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