3 NOVEMBER 1939, Page 15

A Calendar

Swallows were gathered for migration on the East Coast in the third week of October.

The ploughed-in mustard, coming into irrepressible flower, and the blades of newly-sown oats, compete with each other on some of the ploughed-up grass fields.

In spite of frost, snow, rain and east wind, gentians, Penzance briars, spiraeas, roses and Spanish . brooms still flower. Blackberries are still plentiful, but many country folk will not eat them come October.

W. BEACH THOMAS.