14 APRIL 1928, Page 14

EARLY SPRING ?

Did Easter holiday makers in the country decide that spring was early or late ? The cherries north of London were at their best in Holy Week, some of them blooming profusely over carpets of Lent lilies. Tennyson's "mazes of quick." were very.. green, and the blackthorn very white. The grass had grown so lush in the valleys as to hide the marigolds. But in general, on the verdict of gardeners, who note particular shrubs and plants, spring is, if anything, late, though the evidence is conflicting. One oddity is the precocity of the currants. The first migrant birds have been very true to

date. Easter was full of song. W. REACH THOMAS.,