... NATURE NOTES. Rivers in Flood. A feature of this week the country the spates that are following the thawing the snows in the uplands. The rivers and becks are rumbling with brown turbulent floods, and making up for the extrao dinary lowness and clearness ...

... 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. Local Bird-Life. strolling near (be upper reaches the Derwent the other day a nanty bird lonem wteae pb-ased to see a number of I hwk-beaded gulls. Though not really rare bi«4, liie black-headed always interesting one when seen far away ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Occultation of Mara. When Mars was occulted the other morning, at time when the air was raw and keen, with icicles hanging from the observatory, some amount of courage and endurance was required in the person who saw the ruddy planet ...

... NATURE NOTES. Nature tbe Painter. ' Tic changing hues autumn bare decked it, a crimson, and gold. Amass the Midland ahhses a succession ictums uieet- rtie eye along fieiei. and n.-r bank. It. mio stt.-am the rushes show the touch ofdeoay. and the pla ...

... NATURE NOTES. A Groan Christina a. grsen Christinas tradition has this year bsen fulfilled the letter, though we may hops gruesome corollary will be lacking in the records memorable year. The steady downpour of rain has certsinly cleansing influence eity ...

... NATURE NOTES. Aquaria the Home. At this period the year, when one's the open are necessarily limited, one's thought® may with advantage turned home pursuits. The aquarium the house is a source interest, and of wonder visitors. Among the inhabitants one ...

... NATURE NOTES. I - - • - t Garden and Orchard. From window framed in Virginia creeper, now glowing Kith time, it is possible to look slightly tonobed by frost, while rhodo Aendnans and broom ami are all putting fOrrh new blooms a- spring were returne. ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Lapwing's Love-making. the heart of winter, long before the most enthusiastic observer of nature able pursuade himself that spring is near, the lapwings begin their love-making. A touch of warm sunshine ...

... NATURE NOTES. A February Among the earliest of our spring flowers the lesser celandine, and already laTge number of them are to be seen the sheltered spots around Manchester. Even before the primrose— notwithstanding its name prima, first rose— ventures ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Lengthening Day. The lengthening day the end nf the road looking westward. Towards sunset the pack of gold and crimson clouds daily creeps tether towards the cardinal point. In another rnonth or so the sun will set due west, and aftsr ...

... NATURE NOTES. Partridges Still in Covey. Wandering through the field® this week, see the partridges still in coveys feeding along the hedge hanks, though the season for the shooting of thi® game closed on the Ist inet. noticed one covey oi no less than ...