... mue reduced by the demands of an increasing population for agricultural land and ior building sites, remarks a writer in Nature Notes, in the first instal- meat of a discourse on Forest Administra- tion. The very word field has been connected etymologioally ...

... war had broken out in Europe. An interesting article on the wild cattle of Chartley, Staffordshire, is contributed to Nature Notes by Mr. J. R. B. Masefield. This herd of wild white cattle is of great antiquity; but whether the present animals are directly ...

... between Calais and Dunkirk.. Three old eannon have been 'recovered from bhe wreck at )unkirk so far. In the Juneonumber of A' Nature Notes, Mr. R. Mlorl'ey calls attention tothe great' destruction of monkeys 'on the Gold- Coast for the .sake -of their akins ...

... tions that domestic pets of entirely different species will often establish between onee another. A eorrespoiileonnt of Nature Notes relates That Mr. C. )orringrton, Wituey, had a tamiie 'love that used to be let out of itt cagye durincg breakfast. mnd ...

... lb 1a'e0 frig'h t. The wail ton and ?? slamughlter by three sc'noolboys, wvith whom a- writer ill tboe ?? iniaiber of Nature Notes ehlaims frieilldslitp. of 110o feu ?? thlan1 sixtre ?? of tlhe so-allowo-tail buti ertly (P'apllio Mlal'haonll) Will ...

... follows, however, that the leaves send down moisture into the stein and branches. Mr. Rudolf Beer, in the current number of Nature Notes, refers to the observa- tions inmde by the great German botanist Stahl respecting the ?? of rain or other moisture on ...

... night dlid sup, Your work is waiting, and you have no choice But do it, Dorothy, get up, get up. -H. D. Rawussley, in Nature Notes. , OUR MON'rHLY LETTEP.S. December, 1898. Second Week. Lett'ers to be pbsted oni Wednesday newt. Fthel M. Payne. I E. ...

... illustration of the tender affection for each hta displayed by monkeys, Mr. Robert Mforley relates tbe following incident in Nature 'Notes:-- A friend of mine, a native of India, was sitting in his garden, admiring the ripe fruit that hung from the trees, when ...

... Penrith, May 4. ti Dear Uncle Oldman,-In reading over the Bishop w of Wakefield's account of the incident he relates in go Nature Notes of sympathy shown by birds to | birds, I have had brought to my mind a circumstance that came under my notice some years ...

... unaided work sE the competitor. The last day for sending hi papere for this competition is November kir Oh ITEMS. (Frou F Nature Notes. ) TOUITrS. A pair of torntits this summer built their nest on a lamp-post in one of the principal roads in Ilartford ...

... answered the Bolognese professor, inthe grand schoolal cats arebrey. In faithfully representing all that is beautiful in nature, noting all details and depicting them faithfully, art teaching raight be much advanced. So the art teacher should have an eye ...

... rare and interesting specimens which were exhibited in other parts of the building. Bat ascending the scale of animated nature, noting the Darwinian theory of development, and selection of species, the visitor had but to advance a step and enter the famous ...