FLOWER RHYMES

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 98, 19 January 1935, Page 23

FLOWER RHYMES

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BRIEF REPLIES time. Thank you for sending the J i ““^ les and for the puzzles and for your letter. "Sliver Mist,” Matamau: A .ovely time, although it is a rather'far away memory now? Were the smad and round and prickkish/ (I was neany going to call them hedgehog's.) "Busy Bee,” Taihape: And so did L So we are both iin because R °is‘Cousin b Lh l i‘dy Who is off “holidaying -SJ2 funny, you should, have caucu urn iXV?houTh U eellng ’ ratU ‘ r answers at once. . . , be "UrLus," Fending: 1 / whole time, but that’swhat .wanted, lucky me What news of the little™* Aletheia Benson, Lower Hutt. Its very nice, but not quite seasonable yet,,W dean <“<!&« SSSfees very quickly ...

“Jf” stands for Marigold Radiantly bright, < It is honesty’s symbol And garden’s delight. I expect you will all have seen the ordinary marigold, with its narrow, soft, green leaves, arid its large orangecoloured petals. This flower is in bloom all through the summer. The marigold is a sturdy plant and grows quickly. A few of these pretty flowers may grow in a garden-bed one year; then, when spring returns, a large number of new plants will appear ; the seeds from the old flowers will have sown themselves. There is another variety called the African marigold, with beautiful petals of various shades of gold The poets wrote quite .a lot about this flower. Many years ago the plant was used for making marigold vinegar, supposed to be a remedy for all kinds of complaints.

Dear Everyone, — T , Kiwi has put me in charge of the mailbag. She saysl i only on probation, which sounds a bit unsettled, but as 1 explained to her, it is really neaessary for an Elf like me to be in charge of a thing like this. Don’t you think so? So heigh-ho foi letters and parcels. Scissors ahoy, and off zve go!

. Alaire PhiUipson, Hatuma, Fay «ali , Featherston; (Tell me the rest of your ad dress, Fay).and Dawn Johnson MaSß™"' get a big all-together welcome this week.

"Flick," Upper Hutt: Oomph, youn 0 ma , all hands on deck; Writing Revision o dered. Could you, please? Beth Blenkhorn, Levin: Oh, dear, you sad little person, and your letter had near.y ritibbed all the words oft Itself. Lets wish good luck to "Queen of the Blossoms then, shall we? James Hay, Masterton: All seems well with the penname, but Cousin Lindy has put the book in a secret place so I can t make sure till next week.

Ralph Mokianga, Pahiatua: Best of luck to your League stay, Ralph. Av rite soon. ‘‘Ragged Robin,” Featherston i Well, so have I, so we are both sandboys of a soil. Is Lass a collie? She sounds rather like one.

"New Zealand Lass ” Waipawa: Well, it’s Kiwi again, but your badge shall be sent offs just the. same. What bad luck. H°' v did you manage to lose it? We are all feeling terribly sad to-day, because Timothy, our tortoiseshell puss, has had to be taken away, He was very ill. Tell John that I m looking forward to entering him up in the enrolment book.

“Ellie,” Featherston: A lovely poem, my dear. Thank you for sending it to me. Douglass Smith, Mangamaire: Thank you, you .very cheerful chap, for your sunny drawing. “Twinkletoes,” Featherston: Lucky you. Tell me all about her and what her name is. I’ve chosen three riddles. Tne others were a little well known.

“Hanging Clematis,” Featherston: Of course I wouldn’t be angry, dear. Why, i m simply a champion at losing things, ibe joke is splendid. “Tootleberry,” Lower Hutt: Oh, it has all been wonderful, not very long, and not very wide. But every moment a thru) Perhaps you can come too, next time. "Russet Apple." Greytown: I won tlirce pennies, only nobody paid up so it did not count. Tragic, wasn’t it?