1 AUGUST 1931, page 14

An Intensive Manor.

One of the most notable examples of intensive cultivation on a large scale in England is to be seen at Kingston Bagpuze, in Berkshire. On farms almost derelict a few years ago......

First, A Word About The Author. He Comes From That

stal- wart and not unprosperous country of smallholders, who farm the black land just north of Liverpool, and his name has been associated with the district since the time of......

Flowers And The Public.

Is the British public, on its aesthetic side, " Therion " or Theos," a beast or an angel ? Two modern instances suggest diametrically opposite replies. Wicken Fen, a delightful......

The Really Amazing Success Of The National Mark In The

last six months or so suggests a new form of co-operatior, which may make the merchant an ally, not an enemy, may use his incomparable skill in marketing and overcome the......

So Much For The " Therion " In The Public.

Now for the " Theos." The public-spirited owner of a lovely and precious garden by that blessed spot, Henley-on-Thames, gives free access to the public at all sorts of times and......

Country Life

A FRUITFUL IDEA. One of the standard mysteries of British farming is that co-operation fails—fails as completely as it succeeds in Ireland or Denmark—though most people agree......

The Water-lilies At Wicken Fen Have A Parallel In The

lilies at Alderfen Broad, which readers of the Spectator (as the Secretary of the Norfolk Naturalist's Trust writes to say) are helping to buy. The white and yellow varieties......