Garden notes on sweet peas and stock care for 1937 season
Guidelines on sowing, depth, and soil for sweet peas and dahlias, with fertilising tips using Floraphos. Advice covers seed soaking for dark varieties, staking heights, pruning, and harvest timing. Also notes bloom quality and color trends, fragrance from flowers, and broad garden duties including bed maintenance and scent plants. Mentions Iceland Poppies and simple bulb culture as beginner friendly. Brief market outlook touches overseas news and upcoming catalogues and gales schedule for 1937/38 season.
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Matsike
Garden Autumn Offer Mixed Flower Seeds
Shepherds Mixed Flower Seeds well known to tens of thousands of Australians now ready for Autumn. Post free to packet of MIXED BEDS with all shades under the sun. Suitable for grownups and children. Write for 1d packet of MIXED FLOWER SEEDS and mention this paper.
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Shepherd’s
Seed firm and farm supply advertisements and market note
The text lists P L C Shepherd and Son as seed merchants since 1827 with postal box details in Sydney and mentions The Country Producers' Trading Co Ltd. It reports from London and Brisbane on sales with steady values and strong demand from Coal and Japanese buyers, while Yorkshire forest purchases are limited by selection. In London, the market shows active inquiry for Russian accounts.
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Farm & Garden Seeds
G.P.C. Sydney
Elling Co. Ltd
London
Brisbane
Yorkshire
Eleanor Mackinnon Memorial Honored in NSW Red Cross Event
Lady Gowrie opened the Eleanor Mackinnon Memorial Junior Red Cross Home at Ramsgate Botany Bay to honor Mrs Eleanor MacKinnon founder of NSW Junior Red Cross. The memorial extends JRC work with Preventoria and four homes aiding country children and returning soldiers’ families.
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Gowrie
Ramsgate
Botany Bay
Eleanor MacKinnon
Junor Red Cross
Red Cross
New South Wales
Eleanor MacKinnnon
Mackinnon
J.R.C. Preventoria
Lady Gowr
Lady Street
W. M. Hughes
P.C
H. M. Hawkins
H. S. Marks
N.S.W. Division
Red Cross Society
Eleanor MackKinnon
N.S.W
Bourke
Macarthun Onslow
JRC
Bathurst
Blut Mountains
Shuma
Leura
Juong
Springwood
J.R.C
Manilla
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Bing
Heprigeratons
W. H. Paling & CQ. Ltd
Newcastle
Toowoomba
George Street
Sydney
Rochhampton
Flemington
Aunt Mary's
Send Co. Pty. Ltd
Aunt Mary
Ceresan
Sayer
Ceresan’ Distributors
Dalgety & Company Ltd
Inc
England
Mr. Boman
J. T. Robertson & Co
the Shearer TV
Fea
R Shearer
John Shearer & Sons Pty. Ltd
South Australia
Homebush
J. ‘Tt. Robertson & Co
Commonwealth
Shearer
Iceland
Japan
Wool Report
the Country Producers Selling Company Ltd
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