... NATURE NOTES. Light and Shade. There an element of boisterous gaiety in the atmosphere, of sheer rollicking fun the gale that tears over the fields and hills in a great roar of wild liberty. And the sunlit air seems to be sparkling with liquid gems flowing ...

... NATURE NOTES. Children's Recreation. The success of outdoor schools should point moral to the well-to-do classes. For stupid stolid children are as prevalent among the rich as among the poor, and with the rich little effort is made secure intellectual ...

... NATURE NOTES. Rock Gardens. is given to few English folk to understand the scientific rules that underlie the fascinating rock gardens of Japan. But it seems pity that citizens cannot get experts to arrange such space is at their command on the principle ...

... NATURE NOTES. Crops Cheshire. The combined influence sunshine and shower, writes a Holmes Chapel contributor, favouring the growthj of mangels and swedes, which have now reached a useful size. apprehend that mangels growth will soon cease, for they are ...

... 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. Grateful Ghosts. A dear little girl told me the other day that it might winter the daytime, but it was always summer at night. When I asked for an explanation, she said that her bed was always surrounded by buttercups and daisies and harebells ...

... NATURE NOTES. Child Gardeners. Since gardening is an engrossing and a civili ing occupation, it is a pity more people do ne admit children to their councils while preparim for the season's show. The youngsters delight wheji indoors on dull day make chart ...

... NATURE NOTES. Mountain Spectres. It would be interesting to learn if any nature lovers have come across a spectre like that of the Brocken in course travels in England. The phenomenon seems quite simple when you have discovered site where you may play ...

... 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. 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. Curious Phenomenon. At Buxton, on Monday afternoon, half-past four o'clock, the sky, which had been a uniform dirty grey from early morning, suddenly became violet, or rather magenta—a reddish violet. The house where I and my friends are ...

... 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 ...