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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 31, 1938
Page
4
Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd announce a sale of 2,410 bales, second last for the ReaKon, with goods from the North western districts, Southern Tablelands, and Central West Queensland. Rabbitskins and other skins show improved prices. weather offers relief with recent rain, and the next sale slated for 7 June, about 2,000 bales anticipated.
The Farmers Co operative notes a sale of 882 bales on Monday with mixed wools. Autumn finish varied, with dust and length affecting values. Well grown wools remained firm, other descriptions show a 5 percent decline from the prior sale. Withdrawals were heavy, due to value misalignments. Multiple buyers and lots across Mudgee, Deepwater, Armidale, and surrounding regions are listed with notable bids and withdrawals.
The Scabiosa family has seen size and color improvements with both perennial and annual varieties. The annuals grow about 2 to 4 feet tall and provide flowers through late spring and summer on long stems ideal for floral displays. Varieties include Rosette with deep rose and salmon tones, and Blue Cockade with azure blue blooms. Other popular large flowers are Loveliness, Peach Blossom, Shasta, and more. They suit massing, borders, pots, and cutting, with blooms lasting weeks in fresh condition.
A vintage catalog offer lists roses priced at 1 shilling each or 16 shillings per dozen with carriage extra. Customers may select varieties from a list including reds pinks yellows whites and copper shades, with a prepaid tram option for railway towns and a 10 shilling deposit required.
The article describes several geranium varieties with satin-like flowers and different habits from tall to dwarf. It highlights Charming pink and Scarlet Queen red purples, semi-dwarf 18 inch types, tall dmiblo Schamini forms, and 15 to 24 inch cultivars. It notes用途 for bedding, cut flowers, and container use, with color notes including crimson mauve and bright ink. It mentions Godetia dwarf doubles, Agalea-like blossoms, and two new Maiden's Blush Streetheart variants, plus Gaillardia Indian Chief as exceptional.
The text covers gardening notes on annual plants, soil preparation, and crop care including beans cabbages lettuces cucumbers and beetroot with advice on thinning pinching cultivation and manure. It shifts to a wool sale report describing competition, buyers from Yorkshire and the Continent and Japan, catalogues with wools passed in, and a summary of principal realisations with consignors and locations such as Tumut Manilla and Chas Sisson.
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