28 APRIL 1950, Page 22

In the Garden

The effects of a continuous downpour have been almost startling. Green lines appeared suddenly in our potagers, the grass began 'almost to wave, birds united in song, rabbits became diurnal, and, as for the worms, they abandoned altogether their subterranean habits. The many cottagers who sowed seed at Easter rejoiced in an ideal sequel.

W. BEACH THOMAS.