... NATURE NOTES. William E. Clabkb, A.E.C.S.] What we Owe to Plants. Human life is largely dependent on plants and their products, and gardeners aie continually experimenting with existing plants, subjecting them different soils, temperature, food, and other ...

... 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. [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. [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. [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. [Bt William E. Claeke, A.R.C.S.] Co-Partnership Among Plants. One of the most interesting phenomena exhibited in plant life is the living together of two more plant forms for mutual gain, the one organism supplying the needs the other. ...

... 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 ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Br E. CLAKKE, A.R.C.S.] The Sundew. There- is a group of plants the habits of which form an entrancing studv. They are the Insectivorous or Carnivorous plants. There are several exquisite kiuds. and not the least l>eautiful is the English ...

... NATURE NOTES. [Bi William E. Clarke, A.E.C.S.] Saxdsto.ves. Sandstones consist of more less Med particles sand—oxido silicon —cemented together. The grains are water-worn, having had their rough angular corners rubbed away friction, the one particle against ...

... NATURE NOTES. Mr. Kinraond's note last week on the movement gulls was very Interesting, Gulls are, o£ course, noted scavengers; and, though changing conditions of war may not disturb them, it amusing to think that the lack o£ holiday-makers' litter our ...

... 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. [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 ...