. Essays and photographs. Some birds of the Canary Islands and South Africa . MALACHITE SUN-BIRD AND NEST. (Nectarinia favwsa.)9 IIOUW HOEK AND STANFORD 95 killed as many as twenty or thirty sheep, carryingaway but one into the bush. There were few leopardsabout Houw Hoek now, and it was almost uselessto organise a raid against them, for they would takerefuge in some steep mountain cleft, whence it wasimpossible to dislodge them. Should one appear now-adays and be specially destructive, Bond and Progres-sive would for the time being sink their differences, asdo so many of us, in the soothing b
. Essays and photographs. Some birds of the Canary Islands and South Africa . MALACHITE SUN-BIRD AND NEST. (Nectarinia favwsa.)9 IIOUW HOEK AND STANFORD 95 killed as many as twenty or thirty sheep, carryingaway but one into the bush. There were few leopardsabout Houw Hoek now, and it was almost uselessto organise a raid against them, for they would takerefuge in some steep mountain cleft, whence it wasimpossible to dislodge them. Should one appear now-adays and be specially destructive, Bond and Progres-sive would for the time being sink their differences, asdo so many of us, in the soothing by-play of harassing acommon enemy. Mr. W. had many irons in the fire, one of his indus-tries being the exportation to England of everlastingflowers, which grew in profusion on the veldt round abouthis farm. These flowers, of which the white only areexported, are used in many ways ; among others formaking mourning wreaths. The coloured ones are alsopicked to a limited extent, but kept in the district forstuffing mattresses with, making a very comfortable andbeautifully dry
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