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RENT-FREE HOLIDAYS ABROAD Exchange homes with a family in UK., E..' r ■, Australasia, Canada or U.S.A. Please write for brochure to: INTERHOME, P. O. Box 185, Hamilton Hill, W.A. 6163, AUSTRALIA.

4*. “H&R Block * "gl is aware of changes in Henry W. Block New Zealand Tax Law." New Zealand Tax Law is an ever-chai’tr-ing and complex issue. It's our business to keep abreast of changes, like the new rebate for rates paid on owneroccupied homes. We understand Tax Law, so you don’t have to. H&R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE 192 ARMAGH ST- 289 LINCOLN RD 868 RICCARTON RD OPEN 9-0 WEEKDAYS 9-5 SAT PHONE 795-735 ALSO IN HAYWRIGHTS sydenham DURING REGULAR STORE HOURS APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE

The Secret's in the Bulb — We guarantee it! Z'-'X Even a beginner can grow these ) spectacularly lovely blooms 1 perfectly. Experts have already / .’£(• d done the hard work by producing f / the bulb! Provided it is planted in N. a we ” drained .position, your lily \ J bulb will produce a flower which / will thrill you with its beauty and fragrance. Attention to a few other simple details will result in flowers r '• ’ I "X 'beyond compare". As we say, /. ’ ylfiL'f * X th® secret's in the bulb. Given a little ( . i encouragement it will all come out. 1 Lilies International Ltd, produce | ’ /.* jr many of our bulbs. Here is what they S say about Auratum platyphyllum (The Golden Ray Lily of Japan), n ’’Unquestionably one of the finest Blit if there was only one Lily o f a || Auratums! Blooms are huge, It would have to be Candy Floss, often up to 25cms diameter. The The cluster of King size flowers — colour is pure ivory white, with a each 25cms across is breathtaking, golden yellow mid - rib running It is extremely vigorous reaching down the centre of each petal, and 1.5 m. Candy Floss truly stands out furthermore, extremely fragrant, above all other lilies. $3.50. No flower garden is complete Where do they grow best? without this Lily". $1.75 '•ach. As long as your soil is well drained And about Black Knight you can grow lilies successfully. They say: “A cavalier amongst these Even if it’s not, you can still grow regal likes. Deep royal crimson them in raised beds or tubs. Lilies with an edging of ermine. A strong grow well in containers, plant some upright lily growing only to a height of the shorter varieties such as Red of 80cm". $4.50. Ruby, Black Knight, Connecticut -r fldvipp Yellow Hybrids etc. Or Plant some . OUF fIUWCB Christmas Lilies in a container for ,£ B !, m P'* 9“ lde to growing lovely early flowers. Top size l,e ? Gardenways advice to bulbs are only $1.99 beg.nners - a one pager that ha, x o cm y° u need to know. It s fr.ee on > ; ° r ’cias f 9 request at Hornby, Marshlands and * ’ ° r ’ Riccarton where you can see a full a /Wt selection of the best in lilies. \ Where the book says "Gross Feeders" J Lr / (with acknowledgement to Lilies International) J "Lilies are gross feeders and root deeply. They need a porous well-aerated soil, rich in humus and well balanced plant food. They like a good mulch of untreated sawdust, rich compost’ or decaying leaff ' mould, and this can be applied several times during r I-. •• the growing season. The mulch keeps the soil cool, discourages weed growth and eliminates the need \ I j tor surface cultivation which might hurt the stem 1y) < roots. Shallow-rooted ground cover keeps the ground • J*7 shaded and is beneficial. Do not expect your lilies to | | i compete with strong growing perennials or shrubs. \ I i Aunt Madge says 'There's a little cash and alot 'll of carry in these bags of well rotted compost" Only $1.50 per bag. The truth about Baby House Plants — they're really only bait. Wt-SS-waM Our Baby House Plants are cheap. Not because’ they're inferior, but because they're sold at a stage of production when zajL the major ’’repotting and growing-on" ' expenses have not been incurred. For only $1.25 you buy the best varieties from the best production house in New Zealand. Are we worried you'll put us out of | v> business by maturing Baby Aphelanda into | striped beauties worth $4.00 or $5.00? Are we concerned that if we sell easily get hooked on house plant, you small Purple Passions you'll this way. You'll start collecting never buy our. big Purple Passions, them. Eventually we'll have all your No way! The truth is that you could money, every last cent of it! Poppy Pickers are going for a Song. Cut flower growers are using Yates jf** 'Spring Song’ a new, improved variety of Iceland Poppy. Developed from the £ famous ruffled strain 'Spring Song' combines long strong stems with a 1 -By. complete range of pastel poppy — shades, including bicolours. They are, as you would expect, very V/P .T .A VL / L hardy. Plant them now in an open S position in groups or drifts. Yates fT garden guide says they are "gross j GaMbfrw-* 1 feeders’* and goes on to recommend 3 mJ digging in well rotted animal manure. You can bet our Aunt Madge will be busy i, _/i with the "Well rotted compost" once < Ib^** 3 * again. ft Like all Gardenways flower Seedlings • af If ’Spring Song* is only 99c per pack — going for a song you might say. HORNBY MARSHLAND RICCARTON 19 Chalmers S’ Cnr Marshland 8 Preston Rds 89-91 Picton Ave Hornby Centre is behind ths Mall at the Hornby-Sumner bus terminus. Phone 495-171