Commemorative Trees

Since my recent note on Jubilee commemorations I have had an opportunity of seeing the contribution to this subject by the Council for the Preiervation of Rural England.' This......

Country Life

The Perfect rune W. H. Hudson once said that the English countryside reached the height of its beauty on or about May 18th. It Was a remark based upon years of observation, and......

Postscript

As I correct these notes for the printer I find that the wren has outnested both the robin and the thrush. In the same disused Ford where the thrush has built on the back tyre a......

The Eccentric Thrush

The robin, with its passion for building in kettles, gate-posts, the pockets of ancient smocks, letter boxes, and such odd places, has generally been considered the most......

Wild Azaleas

At the end of May, in certain south-country woods whose names and localities I have conveniently forgotten, it is possible to see trees of yellow azalea growing wild and with......

Flowering Crops

In England there are no acres of autumn crocus or narcissus or salvia, but the colour and scent of cultivated crops is an altogether enchanting thing. The fields of mustard......

Flower Shows

The local flower-show, that institution so much loved by villagers, working-men's clubs and sentimental novelists, is about to , begin its usual summer season. I wish it were......