Delphiniums and Perennials Shine In Garden Beds
The garden article praises delphiniums in blue shades with varieties Bella donna Bellamosa and Butterfly Azure Fairy, notes germination issues but fresh seeds now. It advises rich deep soil lime to deter slugs, ample water in dry weather, and flowering with seedless care. Hydrangeas like Goliath Splendour Gertrude Glahn Le Ceyne amaze with huge blooms. It highlights PenstemonsPhlox Mock Heath Lavender Heeria Rosea Rudbeckias and newer Penstemons, 2 feet high, bright green foliage, long spikes, and lavish color ranges. Physostegia Vivid offers tall pink spikes for massing beds and rockeries.
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Goliath
Wool Outlook Mixed as Sydney Demand Rises but London Dims
Wool outlook shows cautious improvement with Sydney and southern centres showing rising demand and firm Brisbane auctions, while London prices opened below prior series. Market balance remains sound with most wool in store and supply fears easing.
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Sydney
Brisbane
London
New Zealand Grown Seeds Offer for Home Gardeners
Utility list markets New Zealand grown vegetable seeds for home and market growers with prices in shillings and pence. Carrot Chantentay Red Cored and Cauliflower Nugget are advertised with carriage free options and bulk discounts. Beet Early Wonder and Swede Turnip Purple Top are listed with unit and bulk pricing and special quotes for larger orders.
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New Zealand
The Supreme Wonder of the Bible Celebrated in 400th Anniversary
An article recalls the 400 year milestone since a copy of the English Bible was placed in parish churches. Archbishop Lang urges the nation to cherish the Bible as mankind’s greatest possession and notes three reasons for its unique authority.
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Canterbury
Lang
Humble Mann and Global Reach of a Sacred Duty
The primate urges broad adoption of a simple respectful act across nations and cultures. It travels beyond education and class to touch Indians, Chinese, Africans and other peoples, reaching into homes and daily life. A festive ritual centers on a girl chosen as Queen of the feast.
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India
China
Africa
Old Harvest Custom and the Harvest Lord and Lady
An old harvest tradition recalls a Harvest Lord, an honest labourer leading reaping and duties, and a Harvest Lady or queen image bearing a corn sheaf and sickle. Known as the Corn Baby, she was believed to bring good luck, with the north of England marking the final handful of corn.
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Iere
Lairy
England
The Earliest Umbrellas
The umbrella originated in the East as an emblem of royalty and dignity. In ancient Greece and Rome, women carried umbrellas and men avoiding them. Early materials protected from sun rather than rain. Umbrellas spread in Italy and France in the sixteenth century as fashion items. Heavy seas swept Sydney beaches on Sunday.
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Asman
Italy
France
Sydney
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