Gladiolus Culture and Varieties for Home Gardens
An informal guide extols Gladiolus as a hardy, disease resistant summer flower suited to many soils. It covers planting depth, soil prep with manure, watering, staking with tree twigs, post flowering corm and cormel care, color varieties and tips to obtain blooms before peak heat. Also briefly discusses Scabious and Weigelia mentions for mixed borders.
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Australia
Europe
America
Insecta
Record-Setting Australian Tour Opens in Sydney
Messrs G. Bowers and A. Smith completed a record breaking 76 day tour around Australia. They started July 4 from Sydney, rode via Brisbane Longreach Darwin Broome Wave Hill and Perth to GPO arrival on Saturday 21 at 10.20 am. They travelled about 10 000 miles with no serious mis hap despite sand rivers and tall grass. The drought struck country made heavy going and the machine sometimes had to be pushed.
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Messrs
G. Bowers
A. Smith
G.P.O
Australia
Darwin
Broome
Perth
Sydney
Wave
Brisbane
Longreach
Serosa
Wave Hill
Wool Report Notes Shift to Australian Sales Centers
Wool report from Goldabrough Mort and Company states no Sydney sales this week, with auctions held in Adelaide Brisbane and Melbourne. Opening sales in Gee long postponed to 17 October. season totals from 9 September exceed 200 000 bales with markets established across centers. Japanese buyers support a depressed market. forthcoming drought clip remains staple, with resumption Monday featuring 208 000 bales across fixed dates.
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Goldabrough
Mort and Company, Limited
Sydney
Adelaide
Brisbane
Melbourne
Geelong
Commonwealth
London
Le Vack Sets New World Speed Record On French Track
H le Vack rode a Brough Superior 996 c c motorcycle at Monthlery in France to set a five mile world record at an average 121.83 mph. He had earlier hit 128 mph for the mile on the same machine, both feats aided by Shell products. In Armidale court Herbert Hayes admitted stealing two turkeys from Norman McLean and was fined £5 or six weeks hard labour after a police interview.
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Shell Motor Spirit
Shell Oil
H. le Vack
le Vack
France
Armidale Court
Herbert Hayes
Armidale
Norman McLean
Don Doyle
Nelson
Inverell Road
Growth from Cuttings and Suckers Described
The text notes that growth can be readily increased through the use of cuttings and suckers, highlighting simple propagation methods. It emphasizes ease of multiplication and practical horticultural technique without additional context.
Modern Dahlias 6 Tubers Lot For 7 6 Post Free
100 year old firm offers six dried tubers with buds ready to plant. Four Hybrids promise stiff stems and vivid colors Andreas Hofer La Lorraine Nagels Wonder Talisman. Two Cactus types Christine Prior Jean Watson. Total 7/6 post free, order by ad in this newspaper.
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Shepherd's
Andreas Hofer
LA Lorraine
Nagels Wonder
Talisman
Christine Prior
Jean Watson
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Voco
Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd
Aise
Appotense
Plume Motor Spirit
Mobileti
Laurel
Formson TraCtor
H.P
E.P.M
A. C. Veness & Son
Tooths
Wool Report
P. L. D. Shepherd & Bob Ltd
Farmasd Garden Seeds
Parker St
Etter
Geo. S. Parker
Puorent
Parker
Ducfolde
Buick
Ice
Petrel
F. K. Wood
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