Identifier: forfardirectoryy1900unse (find matches)
Title: The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1900
Year: 1899 (1890s)
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Publisher: W. Shepherd, Castle St, Forfar
Contributing Library: Angus Council
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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n for succession in thefirst week of this month, and for a full autumncrop in the third week. Peas and beans shouldbe sown for late crops. Early in the monthgourds, pumpkins, vegetable marrow.=, etc.,ihould be got out. Birds now begin to attackcherry-trees, so, for the protection of the fruit,the trees should be nettedover. Continue thedestruction of insects ; this is best accomplishedby frequent washings, and by directing tobaccosmoke against them, or by strewing snuff or the fine powder of tobacco upon them. All plantingout in beds and borders should now be finished.Perennials for planting out in the spring shouldnow be sown if neglected last month. Youngplants of pelargoniums, fuchsias, etc., which willbe required for autumnal window plants, shoiidnow be moved into well-drained pots, and plungedinto a border. Take up the bulbs of tulips,hyacinths, etc., as soon as the leaves growyellow. Standard and pillar roses should nowbe staked. 6th Month.) Naii^ht is never in dinger. (30 Days.
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cm^ YCLING is healthful or not according toV^ its use and abus?. For cycling long distances the secret is an even,steady pace. If climbing hills is the hardest, so descendingthem is the most risky part of cycling. Always remember, if you cycle ten miles intothe country, you have ten miles to come back. When using resin for tightening nuts, handles,etc., be careful that none gets into the beatingsor on the tyre. Riding a bicycle is a most effective cure formelancholia. Ihe change of scene diverts theattenion, and the brain receives a splendid tonicby the temporary change. Uphill cycling can be made much easier bysitting erect in the saddle, following the) evolu-tion ot the pedal right round, and giving a slightpull on the handles each time. A Curious Decoration. On the ceiling of rne of the rooms in SansSouci, the v orld-renowned palace of Frederickthe Great, is painted a spider with its web.The origin of this strange decoration is asfollows:—This apartment was the great kingsbreakfa

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