The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . e the soil, and see that yourbulb is entirely whole and free from greatly favour very rich soil, well manured,but this must be old and well-rotted. It can-not be too rich, but it is of the greatest im-portance to use only old material. I wouldmuch rather grow weeds than imperfect, half-starved plants. The single and double white, blue, lilac,primrose, and pompon hyacinths are far toonumerous to mention here, but some of thevarieties which have been especially selectedby seedsmen for pot culture and bedding com-prise those which produce m
The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . e the soil, and see that yourbulb is entirely whole and free from greatly favour very rich soil, well manured,but this must be old and well-rotted. It can-not be too rich, but it is of the greatest im-portance to use only old material. I wouldmuch rather grow weeds than imperfect, half-starved plants. The single and double white, blue, lilac,primrose, and pompon hyacinths are far toonumerous to mention here, but some of thevarieties which have been especially selectedby seedsmen for pot culture and bedding com-prise those which produce most brilliantcolours, and the finest spikes and is no question that bulbs potted inOctober produce the best blooms. Thenarcissus, an elegant and charming springflower, should also receive our attention atonce, and the treatment should be the same asthe hyacinth. It is easy to cultivate, and maybe grown in pots for room decoration. Notmore than three to six bulbs should be placedin a 5-in. pot. G. W. Thomson-Price. (To be continued.). Women pilots are employed by the Danishand Scandinavian Governments. Many Scan-dinavian captains say they prefer them to men,because they have more patience. Norway andSweden also employ women in the mercantilemarine; they do the same work as the menbefore the mast, and take their turn at nightlookout duty. Among the qualities most to be desired in agirl*8 character is a high sense of honour. Itmay happen to you, for instance, to be visitingin the home of a relative or a friend, wherethere may be a little friction at the table, orwhere some anxiety arises about the conductof a member of the family. No matter whatyou see or hear, in such circumstances youare bound, if you are an honourable person,to be silent about it, neither making com-ments nor looking as if you could tell some-thing if you chose, nor in any way alluding,to what is unpleasant at any future time. Aguest in a home cannot be too careful to guardthe good name of those und
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