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... NATURE NOTES. THE GENTLE DEW. • The 441 w as crersatettera the curof England ja 16.60. 01 rile. , _ s • , , .W0*01194/8 fL/illfr: • .1 kAU 11hatidasititii,been)kn4ta to follow a Asia . itiostiht leithaist'ettk hiking beep seen I . te . alight. ...

... NATURE NOTES. I's Senna. The r reyhonnd seems to develo in level, treeless, and Ambles. ouunirsee, a moving object is visible at long distance, and great 'speed is therefore nscemary to enable an animal to overtake its prey. 'llts ...

... NATURE NOTES. tNE with reference to the Owls, • i--la wo believe ABeimMemeift 6 86 Iblaismismd 1141161 ind bedprows Ctrimak *sir brae* eme at = eleut tramp. 'Wilms et fewer roots. baskets sear Asir piled high with ivy trails, Rehm amt 141.1806 etc., whisk ...

... NATURE NOTES. THE QUAIL. In our own country this well-known bird was formerly much more common than it is at the present day. bees than • century ago the quail was found in great numbers in many parts of the country, where its appearance now as considered ...

... NATURE NOTES. A TINT. The palm has the largest leaves of any tree. The Inaja pals of the Amason country bee leaves which reach a length of from thirty to fifty feet, and a breadth of from ten to twelve feet. The leaves of the Talipot palm of Ceylon, which ...

... NATURE NOTES. As The tradition is that the caged bird which escapes will be killed by the birds of freedom. It is far more certain that a wild bird introduced into an aviary of domesticated ones will have to run the gauntlet. The caged bird thinks a good ...

... NATURE NOTES. A iltras The forged existent reptile is raan-estfog salt•water crocodile of Southern and Australia, which, when full-grown, measures 301 t. in length from end of non to tip of tail. One man makes hardly more than a =outletsl for this fearsome ...

... NATURE NOTES. VAirgrllla Or The nettle, which has eighteen varieties, is the most widely spread of any wad plant. Dr.aooariNt Townie& The drarantly can perform more feats in the air than any bird. It can outstrip the *swallow; it can lly backwards and ...

... NATURE NOTES. A SEASON OF PROMISE. Wrens', blackbirds', starlings', wood-pigeons'. I and wild ducks' nests, with eggs, have says writer in the Daily Graphic) been reported from various places in the south; and no one who takes an interest in a garden ...

... NATURE NOTES. All AZT. The bee of Mexico does not improve each shining hour. As there is very little cold weather there, no necessity exists for laying In winter stores of honey, and the bee is, therefore, rather lazy than otherwise. ...

... NATURE NOTES. Two PAIRS OW ETES. Fishes have been discovered in Guatemala with two pairs of One pair does duty above water and the other below, the fish thus being able to see equally well in two elsabents. THAT ATTRACT It is • curious fact that there ...