... 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. 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. 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. 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 ...