... NATURE NOTES. th c a , awthorn is flower, * m is ngled with 0 T hll he Earless blackthorn Soni - do not U get the full effect of \ X ahead. I. \ H »t ty. V ly finish I, , eSh re correspondent, Ski ,t(i(i ' earliest sown conditions, has I ,ooksn better ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Golden Gors*. The golden gotse bloom* practically the whole peer round, but never it welcome than thaw dark of winter. At the mm is covered with bod* bunt Into ni»«f the first bright day. Already some atieltered cobmk beginning to htootn^ ...

... NATURE NOTES. Meals for Birds. - some the readers of nature notes may be able to say whether or not it harmful give birds breadcrumbs during the frost? Some people declare that it is. and that suoh birds thrushes require chopped suet or scraps of meat ...

... NATURE NOTES. Magpies. It always strikes wonder that have ! any magpies left, for they are so relentlessly per- j secuted. The magpie is a handsome bird at close quarters, but withal a thief. It delights to feed On the eggs of smaller birds, hence it ...

... NATURE NOTES. Hullard Park. May I suggest to those of ycur readers interested flower culture that they should pay casual visit to Huliard Park, where, I venture to think, they will ree what will fully Tepay them for their walk. The little unpretentious ...

... NATURE NOTES. Some Nettles and a Moral. When you stretch out your hands clutch the flowers that greet you by the wayside it is often your lot be stung nettles. You smart: you growl. Yet, what soothing unction you obtain when you take the trouble to look ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Coming Spring. The older naturalists would probably have had good deal to say about such bright and hopeful weather as we have lately experienced. But nowadays we are apt to take these signs of the regeneration of the year as something ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE RETURN OF THE HOUSE MARTINS. With a favourable change of wind Nature's aspect has completely altered. Last week, we were lamenting the deaths of many swallows, which had come so far from only to die of hardship English s This week have ...

... NATURE NOTES. On dark autumn evenings when nature seems at her lowest ebb we often hear the soft mootural flight-note of the redwing. weep. a the bird travels overhead.. As I cams down William-street large numbers passed, travelling south-west, apparently ...

... NATURE NOTES. Use for Elm Leaves. correspondent writes: Perhaps some of your contributors can state whether they have tried feeding swine and cattle on the leaves of the elm. I have read that these leaves dried in the sun may be stacked for use in seasons ...

... NATURE NOTES. Nuts as Fuel for the Human Machine. Your correspondent's suggestion regarding Chinese nuts a substitute for coal suggests me innumerable uses for nuts that seem to be ignored by the masses. For instance, the Brazil nut which comes to us ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Mildness of the Season. Miss F. B. Mercer, Gaw3Worth, Sidmouth. writes: It may interest your readers to knowthat the woods situated on the high ground not far from home, there is plentiful second crop of whortleberries or bilberries ...