... NATURE NOTES Why do the Leaves Fall from Trees ? Out friends in North America have very expressive tera by which they tett* Use autumn—Om call It the f e u The noremion arose. I believe, as Cearaaloft from the fall of the year but its present use Is ...

... NATURE NOTES London Birds.—The Swallow. The Swallow is by no means as common in our are 3 as most people perhaps imagine. There are three very similar and closely related birds--the Swallow, House and Band Martins. and moat people are unable to distinghish ...

... NATURE NOTES A fortnight ago I dealt in these notes with the only poisonous British snakethe adder. Within a week of that article' being published, no fewer than three instances were reported in the daily Press of people being made seriously ill in-this ...

... NATURE NOTES Heron is a much more typical London bird than most people iaa. aging In fact London pommies several very fine heronries in the Richmond and, I behave, Eltham districts. Once the Londoner learns to recognise the slew, heavy flight of the heron ...

... NATURE NOTES. Autumn Blossoms in the Garden. The last flowers of summer in our gardens seem to reflect the golden hues of the fading sun in their flower colours. The bright orange, red or purple which we associate with a fine sunset is abundantly in evidence ...

... NATURE NOTES QUERIES. Casting a backward glance over the past year, wo cannot avoid coming to the conclusion that it has been a very interesting ace for British naturalisis and nature-lovers. In every department of field natural history excellent work ...

... NATURE NOTES. ABUNDANT in every wood and tepee in Surrey, no bunch of wildflowers would be complete without a few of the yellow flowers of one or other of the pretty St. John's Worts. 'Mere can be no mistake about them, for quite apart from the general ...

... NATURE NOTES QUERIES. FLORAL EMIGRANTS. Prom an interesting note just received from • Sydney correspondent it appears that some parts of Australia are not only overrun with rabbits, descended from some imported from this country, but that • few of our ...

... NATURE NOTES. The Brave Little Toadflax. A plant which blooms twelve months in the year, and is yet of considerable beauty in its lowly way, is a great treasure to the botanist. The ivyleaved toadfiaz is plentiful enough on walls in the country and on ...

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... NATURE NOTES For Feminine Fingers Easily Made. Lingerie. 6 .) etrfifiLY lingette.enui.bever so easy to make as It .to,deyl Of course. there are many of who still spend our precious leisure hours. and our even more precious MOW. Puttink in- numerable tiny ...

... NATURE NOTES AUGUST ON THE SEASHORE During the month of August there will be more people on holiday than at any other time of the year—and most of them will be at the sea. Many a seashore treasure will be brought to mother or father, or perhaps to a favourite ...