14 AUGUST 1915, page 18

Wild Garlic.

[To TUN EDITOR OF THE "SPECTLTOR.1 Sin,—Where the ground is not too rough for the scythe, the easiest way to kill bulbs and perennials is to mow them con- stantly. If your......

Grandiose Vocabulary. [to The Editor Of Thu " Spectator:]...

correspondent "W. M." (Spectator, August 71h) has invited attention to an indisputable blemish in Lord Killanin's "Sickbed of Cuchulnin." I hope, nevertheless, that the article......

The Text Of Dr. Watts.

rTo TIM EDITOR OP TIM "8esersren.1 SIR,—Hymns are meant for congregational singing ; and it is surely mere pedantry to object to their wording being altered so as to adapt them......

A "voice From Rhodesia.

[To TUE EDITOR OF TOE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Your correspondent in Northern Rhodesia writes in last week's issue that "there are a considerable number of district officials in......

Longs And Shorts.

[To THE EDITOR OP TER " STRCTATOR."1 SIR,—In the Spectator of July 3rd, which is the first number I have seen for months, I have read with much interest "Longs and Shorts." The......

[to The Editor Oe The " Spectator."] 611t, — Posts Are Slow

and irregular nowadays, so perhaps shall be too late to recall Bacon's "Conference maketh ready man," and De Quinoey, in his essay on "Conversation": "Lord Bacon has been led to......

Ireland And Compulsory Service.

r To TRH EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR,"1 SIR,—The following extracts from letters written from Dublin in 1803 by Dr. William Drennan to his sister in Belfast are of interest at the......

America And Britain. [to The Editor Op The " Sfedtarott."1

Sia,—It might interest your English and American readers to be reminded of the poem written by the American poet, G. H. Boker, during the time of the Crimean War. It is......

Shields And Armour.

[To TRH EDITOR OP TER "SPROTITOR."1 SIR, —Whilst thanking you for so kindly finding space (Spectator, August 7th) for my letter, allow me • to correct one printer's error. I did......

The Decoration Of St. Paul's.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") Si,—In your review of Dr. Holland's Bundle of Memories, in last week's issue, your reviewer states with complacency that Doan Gregory used......