15 MARCH 1957, page 27

Country Life

By IAN NIALL ALTHOUGH they are a common sight, I never cease to admire the wonderful capacity starlings have for acting in unison. I watched a flock of about 300 at the weekend......

Stocks And Asters

Most pretty flower gardens in summer contain stocks and asters. Buying plants is expensive, and large numbers may be grown from a small amount of seed sown this month in boxes......

Bee Nuisance

Protest about the habits of bees appeared in my newspaper the other day. Living close to his neigh- bours, a beekeeper cannot expect to be entirely popular, and white articles......

The English Reformation

The Old Religion : An examination into the Facts of the English Reformation. By J. L. C. Dart. (S.P.C.K., 17s. 6d.) WHY do you praise Ridley? Do you know sufficient about him to......

Fox Routed From Massachusetts A Correspondent Writes, 'i...

at your story of the rabbit chasing the cat as it recalled to mind an incident I witnessed about a year ago. In this latter case the cat was the pursuer, not the pursued. I live......