30 JANUARY 1953, Page 15

Potted Oak

Sia,—Your reviewer, dealing with Dr. Plumb's book Chatham. says: " You cannot plant an oak in a flower-pot." In 1937 (Coronation year) 1 planted an oak in a six-inch flower-pot. It is still in the pot and is

thriving..=-Yours faithfully, L. E. S. LEESE. 24 Rollscourt Avenue, Herne Hill. S.E.24.