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THE GARDEN

... why bullfinches do not begin the buds in autumn or early winter? ‘The answer is’ (writes Mr. Maher) ‘‘ the seeds of the blackberry or raspberry are then plentiful, and the minute germ is a ey eat ; and it is the same with the fruit buds, it is only the ...

Published: Saturday 03 May 1890
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 739 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC

... silk, trinmaed with white tulle petticoat was of w «and white ribands. Her Majesty wore round her head a wreath com of blackberries and diamonds. \mong the low had the of bei noblemen and gentlemen «ho ed to her Majesty, were— Mr. | county Hants, by ...

Published: Saturday 24 April 1852
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 859 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COUNTY MAGISTRATES' CHAMBER

... walking along the road, some distance from the house, she met Rogers and Clayton, two of the prisoners, picking the hedge for blackberries, as she thought. One of them asked her what time it was, and she replied very nearly two o'clock. She passed on; and ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1855
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 858 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

RED POLL

... milk, born in or before 1933. —1 Mrs. Walter Scrimgeour (Halesworth), Wissett Nonsuch; 2 Lady Loder (Horsham), Leonardslee Blackberry; 3 Lieut.-Colonel Sir Merrik R. Burrell (Horsham), Knepp Minerva 23rd; 4 Mrs. W. Scrimgeour, Wfissett Please: 5 Stuart Paul ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 529 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE THAMES

... an exceptional fish, and was as scarce as a plum in a Step-and-fetch-it pudding. Now, two pouuders are as plentiful as blackberries, and on hair, afford much play and sport to the humble baukman, a ten pound salmon does to Lord Tomnoddy on the-a-Tweed-a ...

Published: Saturday 01 April 1876
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 888 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE FARM

... Australia. The rainfall in New South Wales has been unusually heavy. Seventy (inches fallen in the last seven months. The Blackberry crop in Kent this season is an exceptionally large one, and the fruit, owing to the hot sun and high temperature, is of ...

Published: Saturday 27 September 1890
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 845 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE PRIZE LIST

... George 20th; r. Chivers and Sons, Histon Mollington King, Histon Royal Waterman, Histon Berry King 10th and Histon Lady Blackberry. Middle White.—R. A. Vestey, Dunsdale Princess sth; r. R. A. Vestey, Dunsdale Princess 2nd. Boar: Mrs. K. E. Keele, Northcote ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 618 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

A CYCLE TOUR IN BERKSHIRE

... Home could not conceived. The Common and hedges all round were full of blackberries. I had brought luncheon with me, and I sat down upon the Common to eat it, and the blackberries formed excellent dessert. This year seems to a particularly good one for ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1900
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1806 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

MORE BERKSHIRE BIRDS

... feather-lined or not. The Whitethroat warbler seems less common than the so-called Gardes Warbler, whose frail nest found in blackberry bushes and among herbage, though the bird is seldom visible—its inconspicuous plumage saving it from observation. Berkshire ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 1893
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 858 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE PANTOMIME AT THE LYCEUM

... and bids everybody help Cinderella, Autmn then changing to the King's Woods in the and where faggots are being made, and blackberries effect ■ ather ed. This is a lovely scene, and the eightened b y Mendelssohn's part song, and rofi thewoo ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1893
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 816 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Proceeds after paying expenses, will be given to Reading War Hospitals Supplies Depot WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,

... WALTHAM ST. LAWEENC The children of the Day Schools recently gathered, eight afternoon escj 1 sions, more than one ton of blackberries preserving. . News has been received of the killed in action, of Pte.. Frank Hull, third of five brothers serving. George ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 847 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

♦ pMifid,, >•' Price continued Monthly, and. Wo rated with the followkig Elegant' Engravings, the Which -are, A ..

... the native Growth of great Britain, particularly of Grapes, Goofcberrics, Currants. Raiberries, Mulberries, Elderberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Dewberries, Applet, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, Apricots, Quinces, Plumbs, rDatoafcens, Figs, Roles, Cowflips ...

Published: Monday 05 August 1771
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 916 | Page: 4 | Tags: none