... Nature Note Some time ago there was a discussion in the London Press on whether swans could or could not fly. A colleague who resides in the Craiglockhart district is in no doubt. The other morning he saw a pair flying from the Happy Valley pond to the ...

... Nature Note The Parasite There are plants that live on others, either robbing them, or sharing the nutriment of the host plant Some do mt’s harm, but one class of plant. the dodder (cuscuta) is a terrible pest—a plant that scweezgs the life out of thé ...

... Nature Note Another *flitting time” finds a good many country families without a settled home, and once more the towns are being raided for accommodation. In one Teviot parish there were at last weekend half a dozen families still seeking houses. With ...

... Nature Note Life and Electricity Does electricity have an appreciable effect upon life to the extent that it can bring about lasting benefit or permanent changes? 'f so, woulo that fact, well established, explain the origin of the vuried forms of life ...

... Nature Note Honey-Bee and Fruit Trees I have noticed this fact about the honey-bee—there are many kinds of ‘blossom that it either never visits, or only very occasionally, and that it seems as though the role assigned to it as a universal pollinator of ...

... TO-DAY’S NATURE NOTE The wicket at Leeds was under water to-day, and seagulls revelled in the rippling pools. ...

... Nature Note Frost and Plants A frozen plant is not necessarily a dead plant; it can be revived and restored to its normal condition and vigour. But it is a strange fact that a thawed plant is often a dead plant! Frost does not kill in the majority of ...

... Nature Note Are Hedgehogs Harmful ? Hedgehogs are thought by some people to be harmfy) to 5 garden. Their diet 18 Partly vegetarian it is true. but there 'S 10 record of any plants being damaged by them. ang in keeping down ground insects they do much ...

... Nature Note Nettles With the Roast In the days of Queen Elizabeth ordinary stinging nettles stewed in milk and butter were served with the roast. Salted nettles were put into milk to curdle it. The tops of nettles were used like spinach. They were also ...

... Nature Note WHY “EARWIG” As we note the commencement of th.e earwig’s activity, the question of this insect’s peculiar name comes to us and we remember the once popular ildea thgt earwigs are so named because of their | habit of entering people’s ears ...

... Nature Note Vegetable Fggs It is a peculiar fact that. Nature provides great and almost ide%ti,cpl similarity of form and shape betwee her several departments, some so real and striking that it is easy to mistake one object for another that may be of ...

... Nature Note LUMINOUS PLANTS Rotten wood, known as * touchwood,” possesses the remarkable property of shining in the dark, this being due to the presence of the *“spawn” or “mycelium” of tiny fungi; and this light-giving faculty is found in larger mushrooms ...