22 APRIL 1943, page 14

Walnut Trees

Sta,—In April, 1939, with the help of my gardener and my six-year-old grandson, I sowed 35o black walnuts (7uglans nigra) and 35o French (juglans regia) in the open nursery. The......

" Reason " In Scottish History

SIR,—Janet Adam Smith's illuminating article on the Auld Alliance contained many interesting points which will command general agree- ment. One statement she makes, however,......

Sir,—mr. Thomas Robins, Of New York, May Be Assured That

the great majority of Englishmen (not Scottish or Irish!) who cherish their speech are with him in deploring the debased sounds given to our fourth vowel when it is long or......

The Active, And Wide, Investigation Now Being Made Into The

question of nature reserves is of great interest to the National Trust. This beneficent body is not primarily concerned with natural history, but it has been almost forced into......