... NATURE NOTES. [Bi William E. Clares. A.R.C.S.j Weeds. A weed the name given any plant growing where it is not wanted. It is immaterial what the value of such plant may when grown under proper circumstances. Orchids growing field of wheat would considered ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Bt Williaw E. Clarke. A.E.C.S.] The Great Bear. The term The Great Bear given to special and easily-recognised group stars constellation visible the Northern hemisphere. It is popularly known The Plough or Charles' 6 Wain. It is directly ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Br William E. Claeee, A.R.C.S.] Sw.uj.owr Swifts. The swallow- may distinguished the -v.itt following characteristics. possesses a forked tail ions, narrow outer feathers. It while the tail has a row rounded white spots across it. Beneath ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Br William E. Clare*. A.B.C.S.] Metamorphosis of Animals. The young the majority of the higher animals—those possessing backbone—are perfectly developed when born, tie, possess all the organs as in tbe adult cnly in a miniature form, certain ...

... NATURE NOTES. [By William E. Clabke, A.E.C.S.] The Broom. the right-hand side tlie curved path, close the gate leading from Xewbold Terrace into the Jephson Gardens, is a small specimen of the only species woody monocotyledouous plants growing England ...

... NATURE NOTES. William E. A.R.C.S.] ,p, , Frosts. J nor? are wo important forms of frost, viz. hoar frost and glaze frosts. The former 1110 frequent occurrence than the latter. Jloar-frost is frozen dew. When air has become coolcd don-1 to point of saturation ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Br E. Clabke, A.R.C.S.] The Crake Fit, on Daddy Loxg-legs. The Crane Fly that species insect having awkward long legs, in consequence of which it popularly known Daddy Long-legs.** It is insect which plays considerable havoc both in ...

... NATURE NOTES. [By William E. A.R.C.S.] The Moon. The moon is the earth's companion. It is the nearest of all heavenly bodies, revolving round the earth once in about 28 daj-s—to be exact, 27 days, 7 hours. 43 minutes—in an elliptical orbit of mean radius ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Br William E. Clarke, A.R.C.S.] Starfishes. The starfish is one of the most common objects of the eea-shore. There are several different kinds, but the 5-rayed form is no doubt the most familiar. Among the many points of interest surrounding ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Bx William E. Clarke, A.B.C.S.] The Peewit, oe Greek Plover. Thi6 familiar bird is found in every county Great Britain and Ireland. It breeds in marshes, moors, and meadows, and may be seen in large flocks during Autumn and Winter. During ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Bi William E. Clarke, A.R.C.S.] Soil-Formaviox. Much of our soil is produced Uie weathering granite. Water, air and other forces combine to disintegrate the parts forming granite. The three important ingredients of this rock are mica—a ...

... NATURE NOTES. [By William E. Clarke, A.E.C.S.] The Blue-Belt* This well-known plant flowers in damp, shady woods and banks during tbe months of April and May. It las no main root, but is fixed in the ground by bulbous stem, from base which develop quite ...