More Trees On The Subject Of Trees A Wise Petition
to U.N.O. has recently been acknowledged ; and is to be discussed at their summer meeting by "the Men of the Trees." It runs thus: " That, realising in face of the present world......
A Parcel Of Books Sts,—the Letter Of Mr. M. P.
Buxton in your last issue is timely. There can be no greater service to university professors in Germany than to supply them with some of the more important books that have been......
A Dutiful Queen
On the second of the days of thaw, as I was cutting wood, a queen wasp appeared to take advantage of the material. Presumably she had only just come out of hibernation, but had......
An Old Giant
At the time when the gales toppled over the elms I happened to saw through an elm that had fallen years earlier. The diameter of the trunk was about two feet six inches and the......
Country Life "elms Have Collapsed In The Christchurch...
the Botanic Gardens are a lake." Such a particular lament is a commonplace: wind and flood co-operated in ruin over most of the island. No place is under more general threat......
Thumbs Down Or Up ?
Six,—I am afraid Janus is wrong. Thumbs down meant death. The alternative was Pollice conpresso favor indicabatur, i.e. approval (of the defeated gladiator) was shown by......
La Foce Sui,—in His Recent Article, Mr. R. S. Jenkinson
did excellent service in a worthy cause. Before and after the rise of Mussolini, I made frequent prolonged visits to Tuscany, staying on occasion at the home of a descendant of......
To Ensure Regular Receipt Of The Spectator, Readers Are...
to place a firm order with their newsagent or to take out a subscription. Newsagents cannot afford to take the risk of carrying stock, as unsold copies are non-return- able.......
In ,my Garden That Golden Stuff. March Dust, Will Be
more precious than ever—and scarcer, and till it appears sowing is severely handicapped. While such humble flowers as the aconites showed extra large and cheerful flowers......
" The Guardian " And Mr. Churchill Sig,—as An Old
Manchester man and a respecter of the tradition of the famous Manchester Guardian, I am amazed, as is Janus, at the recent almost vicious and unfair attack on Mr. Churchill.......
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