skin a JEANS /l The Jeans on // J everybody’s lips and hips. /W? New Stocks have arrived at all -4 j COPM4OP and I I Stores \ V I U sMluey \\ SKIN JEANS i \ 1 Buy them today at all Top LJ I j Shop and Jean Alley Stores f|TMads in N.Z.lffl
A great day for planting greens! St Patrick's Day, Wednesday 17th. - W3fe®v; » s» - / " Even for those who have no stirrings of national pride on this day, (the poor unfortunate souls), there are still good reasons for planting greens. The soil is | moist and warm, ideal conditions for autumn hearting lettuces and winter | cabbages. And Gardenway have stocks of fresh plants from our specialist | grower _ cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, silver beet, lettuce, etc. all only | /T& $1.15 per pack. Gardenway's vege plant grower uses only the best | / '(«■> v commercial varieties and strains, bred for success. If it's I on sale at Gardenway you know it’s first rate because we | won t confuse you by offering second rate alternatives. I r\y What's green, round and has a solid heart? Its County'Green, the best new cabbage available at I r / present — a Golden Acre type, with total frost resistance, | f bred for cutting in mid winter. County Green matures in 120 days from an early autumn planting and weighs in at 1-s—2kg. / : ; . ] Buttercrunch - a tasty bite for Autumn. I ' I More of your favourite, quick growing lettuce with the flat |j : - leaves ideal for sandwiches. If you have a gap in your "A I I lettuce production pick leaves from your Buttercrunch I \ J before hearting, they won't mind. You'll get extra tips for | «/'■'? lettuce growing at Gardenway. I ( First rate for fetility. | \ If you feel your soil lacks that vital something and your ) greens may be wearing a little thin, dig in a bag of our A H ''Well Rotted Compost" to restore fertility. The jumbo bag is only $1.99. They don't come much greener Gardenway's Boston Lace Ferns. . I Ferns are the most adaptable plants for '■ . I growing indoors and of these the Nephrolepis fl or Boston Lace is particularly easy and - r versatile. They thrive in poor light which would . j defoliate other plants. Cold rooms at night in ' Winter don't harm them. Their graceful habit is most accommodating hanging in a macrame, cascading from a shelf or ledge or featured in a pottery pot on a table. Boston Lace Fems in a fine pottery pot. Although inexpensive, they impart an air of - luxury. Nephrolepis come in many varieties and as you would expect, some are superior. Like Nephrolepis U.S.A, a fine foliaged variety and Neph. maasii with boldly patterned foliage. They are in 3 sizes, resonably priced at $3.99, $8.99 and $14.95. HBwS ' We're celebrating too! . What's worth $lOOO, •’ has red and green'toes and is a magnificent feat? Yes, you're right. It's Mrs Long's Maxitom which has broken all previous , records and is leading the competition with 678 fruits on the plant when judged 2 weeks ago. J/Vho knows how many it will have when the competition ends on March 20th. fsrOPPR£SS . MR /.ong'S plant now has 935 fruits) way open 7 days
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