A Train Journey
Just before the train was due to leave the station, the compartment door was opened and in climbed three ladies and a man I took to be a cattle-dealer. I returned to my' book......
Caro Of Vines Vines Growing Under Glass Should Be Rubbed
to remove loose bark when the rods are bate of leaves. They should also be brushed with methylated spirit to counteract mealy bug. In the cold months before new growth begins,......
Potted Biographies
recent volume of brief biographies described Byron as 'The "Perfect Lover," who chewed acco, bit his finger-nails and drank wine out of human skulls,' while the chapter on......
Cultivated Blackberries
Writing from Worksop, Notts., Mr. A. Middleton remarks, 'Your fruitless journey in search of blackberries is a great contrast to my experience this year and as I live in north......
Country Life How Quickly The Windfall Apples Are Set Upon
by the creatures that lurk in the soil or among the straggling grass beneath the trees! Slugs make a meal when they can, but their attack is much slower than the woodlice who do......
'spectator Competition No. 247 Set By Allan M. Laing The
month of November is generally assumed to have the least to recommend it of any month in the year—hence Tons Hood's well-known 'No' verses. But has November no good side? For a......
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