Country Life
SOME notes taken (in North Britain) about the House Martins well illus- trate the effect of weather ,on the population of birds. The Martins did not arrive till May 6th, and......
A Squirrels' Duel
Signs that our native red squirrel is multiplying (as indicated in last week's notes) should be correlated with its past history. Just fifty years ago the species suffered from......
Deferment Of Officers' Release Stit,—in All Recent...
deferment of officers' release one point has been insufficiently stressed. Many officers, particularly ;11 C.M.F., have now been overseas for more than three years, and yet......
Fifty Years Of X-rays
SIR,—This would seem to be a fitting occasion to hold in memory those many pioneers who sacrified their lives in the cause of X-rays through X-ray burns. My father was one of......
In My Garden
Much the best Michaelmas Daisies that I have seen have been grown by a singularly ruthless expert. It is hardly too much to say that the more the clumps are broken up the better......
An After - Christmas Apple
Several enthusiasts for the too rare D'Arcy Spice apple responded to a recent appeal ; and two agree that it is the very best of all the after- Christmas apples. There seems to......
France And Brittany
Snt,—I have read with interest the letter of Professor M. Burgess in your issue of November 2nd, and before replying I have made further inquiries into the matter of the......
A Slip Of The Memory Sta.—mr. A. G. Gardiner Tells
me that the picture of " two typewriters clicking as one" was in my review of Mrs. Cole's Life of Beatrice Webb, falsely attributed to him. I hasten to apologise for an error......
A White Witness The Excellent International Committee For...
has re- started its activities. One of its organisers writes: "I am walking on air to be back to natural history again and there are many others like me. From the letters I get......
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