Protected Flowers A Complete List Of The Rowers...
in the several counties has been made out by the Council for the Preservation of Rural England, One list is of great interest to the general public, and another to botanists in......
Are Dowsers Dupes?
During a discussion of the drought the other day—and recent rains have hardly bettered our case—an eminent physicist gave me an account of a trial to which he and another F.R.S.......
From Perth To Kent Some Of The Difficulties Of Bird
protection are being experi- enced in a new sanctuary in the south of England. The place was preserved largely for the sake of saving the nesting ground of the Kentish plover.......
A Question From Peebles A Queer Query In Natural History
comes from Peebles, on a subject that has been recently producing some discussion. In clearing away an old sparrows' nest the gardener disclosed a well-conditioned toad which......
British Bulbs
The displays of British bulbs—at Spalding, Holbeach and several other centres—have, I think, delighted and perhaps surprised most observers ; and it is pleasant to know that the......
Foster Children
A habit in some egg-collectors (though not, of course, the better naturalists among them) has been brought to my notice both from Scotland and the West of Britain. After taking......
Winter Nests Old Nests Are Greatly Appreciated By A Good
many creatures for very different purposes. I once found a bat preparing to hibernate in one. In clearing out old blackbirds' and thrushes' nests the other day—in order that......
Country Life
Migrant Farmers A tendency in farming, to which the Oxford University economists have for some time paid close attention, seems to be still increasing ; or so several examples......
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