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Wanganui Chronicle, 21 August 1950, Page 1

PLANTS FOR SALE MONEYMAKER Peas: First early, prolific pods, luscious peas. 3/6 lb. 31bs for 7/6. Griffiths, Mt. Eden,Auckland. LUPINS: Giartt Russell. Strong one year roots, gorgeous colour combinations. 12/- dozen posted. Griffiths, Mt. Eden, Auckland. BLUE Tiger Lily (Polea Pratensis): Novelty day lily, sky blue Howers. 15/- dozen posted. Griffiths, Mt. Eden, Auckland. LILY of Valley: Sweet scented, for borders or pots. 6 clumps for 8/-. Griffiths, Mt. Eden, Auckland. FREE Coloured Book: Winter novelty plants, bulbs, trees. Write today for free copy. Griffiths, Mt. Eden. Auckland. CARNATIONS: Border types, named plants, giant perfumed blooms, lovely shades. 22/6 dozen posted. Griffiths, Mt. Eden, Auckland. ASPARAGUS—AND HOW TO GROW IT! SOLID two-year crowns of Mary Washington, biggest and tastiest of them all, with fullest details of how to make the bed, manure it, plant it, grow it into delicious inch-thick nuggets of healthful goodness. 20 crowns 10/-, 50 crowns £l, post free. From— JOHN BRIGHT, The QUALITY SEEDSMAN, 9 Rangitikei St., Palmerston North. THE NEWEST, LOVELIEST COREOPSIS “GRANDIFLORA BADENGOLD” HERE is an English importation, hands-down winner of the Award of Merit. Huge blooms of brilliant Indian Yellow on 3ft stems produce a marvellous show. Very free flowering, it is hardy enough to grow successfully anywhere in New Zealand. THIS IS THE BEST COREOPSIS YET SEEN IN NEW ZEALAND. 4/- each, 3 for 10/-. From JOHN BRIGHT, The QUALITY Seedsman, 9 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North. GLADIOLI FOR EVERY GARDEN. NEVER before have Quality Gladioli been offered so cheaply. Plant these NOW for a magnificent summer display! COTTAGE MIXTURE: A blend 0. lovely colours including Scarlet, Blue Flame, Gold, Cream, Biscuit, Pin! Smoky etc., 3/6 doz., 3 doz., for 10/-. HOME MIXTURE: Big super Quality Corms, over 100 different colours producing magnificent blooms. This is Extra Special Value—6/- doz., 4 doz., for £l. JOHN BRIGHT’S ’’ON-PURPOSE’ MIXTURE: A .glorious blend of 250 of the newest, finest Gladioli, including practically all the most recent show-bench winners. A super-quality mixture for the Quality garden. 10/doz., 5 doz. for £2. Every order will contain the latest instructions for planting, growing, timing, shading, manuring and spray-

ing. JOHN BRIGHT, The QUALITY Seedsman, 9 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North ~ IT'S NEW! IT’S A” WINNER! ROYAL CRIMSON RHUBARB. HUGE, healthy crowns of tangy, juicy double-season Rhubarb, producing two prolific crops of massive stems each full season. The best Rhubarb in commerce. Fullest planting, bed-mak-ing, growing instructions with every order. 5 crowns 10/-, 12 crowns £l, post free. From JOHN BRIGHT, The QUALITY Seedsman, 9 Rangitikei St., Palmerston North. TWO SUPER STRAWBERRIES? - N.Z.’s NEWEST AND BEST VARIETIES—“JOE’S PROLIFIC” AND "UTIKU.” ONE of N.Z.’s foremost growers states, "These two varieties are the best I have grown in my 32 years of commercial strawberry-growing. They are complementary to each other, the ’Joe's’ being an enormously heavy cropping EXTRA-EARLY variety, producing beautifully shaped, flavourful berries up to lloz.’in weight, with a crop record of 230 to 350 berries per plant. The berries of 'Utiku' come a month later than ‘Joe's’ and are equally good. The ‘Utiku’ has a definite second crop in February, _>nd its two crops bring it right up to the ‘Joe's’ in productivity. I will be growing only these varieties from now on.” (Name and address available for further comment). Price of each variety, 5/- doz., £l/12/6 per t lOO, £l4 per 1000. Only from— JOHN BRIGHT, The QUALITY Seedsman, 9 Rangitikei St., Palmerston North. NOW—A BLUE TIGER LILY ! THE BLUE SOUTH AFRICAN TIGER LILY (POLEA). HAS 3ft. tall, firm stems nearing delightful masses of “Jockey-cap” blooms with softest sky blue petals paling to a bronze-spotted, greenywhite central cup. Hardy, easy-to-grow and showy, it is a gorgeous addition to any garden. PI,ANTING TIME IS NOW! 1/6 >ach, 7 for 10/-. From— JOHN BRIGHT, The QUALITY Seedsman, 9 Rangitikei Street, PALMERSTON NORTH. THREE LOVELY SHASTAS _ ESTHER READE: Tile most amazingly prolific of all garden blooms From September to June it produces masses of icy-white three-inch blooms on usefully long stems. A grand cut flower, and the most adaptable of all blooms for floral work. Big clumps. 1/6 each—4 for 5/-. PHYLLIS SMITH: The true "Chiffon” daisy. Prolific cluster of multi petalled, crinkly, snow-white blossom. I 1/6 each—4 for 5/-. ! KING EDWARD: Magnificent fourinch daisy witli broad snow-white , petals radiating from a golden cushion I centre. Stems up to 18in long. The ■ aristocrat of the Shastas. 1/6 each—•l for 5/-. From— JOHN BRIGHT, The QUALITY Seedsman, Q Rantzilikpi Strppt Palmerston North.