... NATURE NOTES. ha, *ntcd. fr u this district, writes a cor• .■ *'th th nes for more than H 10, i P*ion of very light shower i- consequence, the land **« #\**taat . Vo lraDle s,ai for cropping, 'J!hi * s as been taken full advan■ * °Ps that escaped the ...

... NATURE NOTES. Salubrious Trees. Has anyone ever discovered a reason for the great esteem in which the walnut tree held, and why it is supposed to be peculiarly valuable in populous neighbourhoods? At Waldbach and some other parts of Germany there used ...

... NATURE NOTES. Harvesting, Nearly whole the corn in this district, writes Holmes Chapel correspondent, has been carted under c.'iver, and this work involved a good 'leal of was difficult to get dry. ,-.rill uncarted the and Macclesfield district, aud ...

... NATURE NOTES. Early Nesting. A thrush's nest with four eggs was founu Hale Barns, Altrincham. Sunday. A keen observer of nature in the locality says this least a week earlier than he has noted such an incident any previous year. —-♦ The Weather! may be ...

... NATURE NOTES. Winter Decoration. How comes that so little green is purchasable for the winter decoration of our rooms? The citizen may buy flowers from the Continent, but ornamental leaves are never to be had at proportionate price. Why do not amateur ...

... NATURE NOTES. Ribbon Growths. A curious freak in plant growth is the produc tion ribbon growths, and this is more often seen the sunny south, where, with a better climate plants have more opportunities of showing that tendency. Not long ago I found a ...

... 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. Summer Winter. E. B. Mounsey, Oaklield, Forton, Garstang, writes: We have, our garden, roses, primroses, polyanthus, wallflowers, jasmine, and Christmas roses in flower. thrush sings gaily during the day, and there is a nest of young sparrows ...

... NATURE NOTES. Barmouth as a Winter Resort. In proof of the remarkably miid climate on the shore of the Mawddach Estuary, correspondent writes: Your readers will be interested to know that three weeks ago laburnum tree was full bloom for the second time ...

... NATURE NOTES. Sounds and Echoes. Undoubtedly the breakers of the sea may cause echoes among tho rocks, which act as funnels and repeat them high in the air. once read of a strange echo to be heard near Rouen. The person heard only his direct voice, but ...

... NATURE NOTES. A Christmas Day Walk. Few Christmas Days can hope to excel purity atmosphere tliat which greeted Lancastrian and Cestrians yesterday. The lovely ministry oi rost was visible on the v anes, in th' gossamer films that spread from bush to ...

... NATURE NOTES. Mouse and Conscience. Some time ago I related an equate of a pet mouse which lived In the region the fender, and came forth eat afternoon tea crumbs while read. Unfortunately, though I admire him still, have had to out his acquaintance, ...