17 MAY 1935, page 16

A Deserted Dog

The most lusty dog of my acquaintance is of the Heinz variety, and is endowed with the intelligence that belongs to many mongrels. He is not a perfect character ; and is cer-......

English Quails Among The Less Usual Birds That Nested In

North Devon last year was the quail. A farmer cut over the nest and reported to a local naturalist that he -had disclosed one of those landrail nests. _ He found it to contain a......

Plant Sanctuaries Botanists And Entomologists Have Long...

parts of North Devon should be given to the National Trust or made into sanctuary by other, means. Last year two insects, one a little and one a large moth, which were new to......

Country Life Save The Coast Wherever You May Be Along

the coast of Britain you find among the dwellers there an ardent desire for protection. It is like a personal insult to see barbed wire or warnings against trespassets, and much......

The Keepers Of. Country. Calendars Have Made Many New...

• this spring,- though not everything is early. I -found May blossom fully opened (in Hampshire) on May 1st. Foxtail grasses were in full seed before Easter Sunday, and the......

Seaside Prohibition Some Owners, Indeed Many Owners Of...

the shore, an wise and careful enough. Over one very lovely stretch of coast in North Devon a proclamation is set up in bold capitals on a board, containing three prohibitions.......

Devon Dunes

Sonic curious uses are made of the edge of the sea. I visited one area of rough dunes that has been famous, and indeed still is, for the number and rarity of the birds, insects......

Briareus Tulips In A Small Oxford Garden Are Now Blooming

a number of Darwin tulips, which make more than double the show that was expected of them when the bulbs were planted last autumn. Numbers of the stalks hear two or three......