30 DECEMBER 1949, page 17

In The Garden There Arc Two Sorts Of Spraying That

may belong to winter, one of trees, the other of lawns. The value of the tar distillate sprays—such as Mortegg and the rest—is now beyond question. They do more general good,......

Country Life

THE vans, equipped with ladders, that toured the country on the eve of this Christmas to get holly berries' for the urban celebrators, cut a deal but secured few corals." It was......

Instinct

As a picture of the ways of birds in winter I liked some lines, written, I believe, by H. R. Pyall, a Fettes master, some years ago. Its title is " Instinct." " On the face of......

Tidy Commons

What should be the practice and policy of Lords of the Manor of our commons ? Certain controversies have arisen. One school holds that nature should be left to deal with these......

Community Tools

A modern variant of the legendary good work of Lob-lie-by-the-fire has been recorded in Lancashire. A worker in a Preston mill, being a patriot and a gardener, was seen......

Christmas Questions

Below are printed the answers to the Christmas Questions published in the Spectator of December 23rd:— 1. a. Gloucester Cathedral. b. Westminster Abbey. C. Bene- dictine Church......