More Carnations
Layering is a simple and effective way of propagating carnations. Non-flowering shoots are used. A slit is made in the stem passing through a node. The tongue of the slit is......
Water Frolics
'I would like to add my bif of information about diving dogs to your recent paragraph on the subject,' says Mrs. Barbara Collins, of Robertsbridge, in Sussex. 'While staying in......
Living With Jackdaws
Not long ago I heard of another house- holder in the same village who wanted to be rid of jackdaws in his chimney, and fastened paraffin-soaked waste to a cane, set light to the......
Country Life
By IAN NIALL A MAN I know recently moved into a rural housing estate where all the houses are new. There were no old buildings on the site, and only one or two trees, but this......
Chess
By PHILIDOR No. 6, Specially contributed by B. J. du C. ANDRADE BLACK, 6 men WHITE to play and mate in two moves; solution next week. Solution to last week's problem by......
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