3 FEBRUARY 1956, page 29

Ci Ltowth 1n Trims

A friend asked me recently if I could offer explanation for the fact that fir poles are ! ) '!en perfectly round while the trunks of, say, ' 1 M, beech and elm are far from even......

Country Life

BY IAN NIALL WHEN myxomatosis first began to spread in some of the southern counties of England there Were stories of farmers in other parts offering considerable sums of money......

Iiird Movements

The local migration of birds is, I always feel, a subject Upon which we never seem to have enough information. Quite plainly large num- bers of birds move about in their own......

Glasshouse Work Anyone With A Heated Glasshouse Can Start...

with bedding plants sown in good seed compost. At the same time dahlias can be brought out of store and set in soil. Early work is most beneficial in districts where frosts do......