The Call Of The Downs
Richard Jefferies was not a pioneer in quite so definite a form as the young Davidson; but he made what may be called romantic pictures of the country scene attractive to "......
A Trap-loving Robin In A Certain Vegetable Garden, Much...
by sparrows, a wire sparrow trap has been kept continuously baited. It catches almost daily not only sparrows but one particular robin. This courageous bird appears to have......
South African Birds In A Comment On The Immense Consignment
of South African birds just brought to England, it is suggested that the Secretary Bird, that valiant slayer of snakes and rats, is usually silent. I once spent ten days in the......
A Great Tortoiseshell In The Neighbourhood Of Andover A...
who acquired as great a fancy for butterflies as flowers—and both are the proper attributes of a garden—planted a number of bushes of Buddleia rariabilis with the primary object......
A Garden Invitation
A printed invitation card reached me the other day with two words written on the bottom left-hand corner—Michaelmas daisies. The flower, which is very late this year, is just......
Floral Afforestation
There is, of course, a wild Michaelmas daisy. It is very common by the Norfolk coast, off the Ely marshes, for example ; and it is perhaps worth while giving their head to the......
Country Life
A Rural Pioneer In the search for anniversaries—which is a popular amusement—it is surprising that little attention has been paid to- the death of Richard Jefferies, which......
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