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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10408, 5 April 1897, Page 6

Through the bounty paid on the product, silk-growing is greatly fostered in Franco. During 18115 silk cocoons weighing moro than 18.000,0001b received a bounty of 4,600,000 francs, almost £200,000.

It is generally thought that rosea require » strong, stiff soil to bring them to perfection. As a proof that some kinds luxuriate under opposite conditions, the following illustration is of interest. In the gardens of Uphill Rectory, in Somersetshire, England, isastandard Souvenir dojla Malmaison, growing in pure sand, except the annual manurial dressing which is given it. It is supposed to bo the largest of its kind in England, and it blooms twice a year most profusely. In June last a photograph was taken of this tree, when there were upwards of 1000 blooms on it. Its dimensions are nearly I2fc in diameter; height from ground to bloom, 3ft; extreme height from the ground to the top, Bft.

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