NATURE NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 20 (Supplement)

NATURE NOTES.

‘ THE rum-v morn. Tlln marny mnln ls dark brown nn lne ’nntlernenlh or the \\'ing. \\‘llllc the upper part is almost hlm-k. In lhn centre parl ‘nr th lnmll's body. wlllrll Is trey, Is a ‘lnng black stripe about a quarter ot‘nn llncn \\'lrle. ‘ llarold Andersen. ’ AN UNUIUAL VIOLET. I had a double vlolet growlns but It has died, n was blue on the edge and had wx‘hlte wlm purple streaked petals m me ‘centre. It had a very heuuuful perfume‘ and was a very uncommon "O“TE I have: not seen many plums about and I am} hoplng to get another planl. \ 3 Ruby Newcombe. 1 STRANGE MEATS IN MANV LANDS. l 3 Thnro are slmmrr- frulls In lnnm‘ hunk \\'hlrh ynu lnllrllt Ilko m lralln-g. ‘l'llorn is nnr‘ ln .\lllllll .\mr‘l'll-n \\'llll'h lnslvs llku :I sll'n\\‘l)ul‘r.\'. blll f‘\'l'll Il‘lvm'. {lml ll 1.~ s4l lnl‘ln: that l! \\'v-llrlls l 3 Imuml‘, .\ml Ill" lllll‘h’lll. mal xrnus ln Ilurnvu, Is in KUUII than snlnu ll'm'r-llvrs Inn-v- r'lllml ll llln- hu-el 111 the \\'lll'lll. In le‘ \\'v~l ln-lmll |<lnlnl< tllr‘ llzlllvl‘s val lu'vmll'l'ulL lnnngmu and 11mm, and ll‘ thnll' mum lll'lllll 11l :1 gl'l'm‘ “Zill‘d llu-y \\'lll l'nlhl Il l’nr n ll'asl. In sulm- smaller |rl£llllls a [mud nn-nl 1< nrh‘ll I‘llmlt‘ ol‘ muslml lu-rllv~ and [l‘ll-(l (ll‘llgun-l l 19:. ‘ Joy Clleslurluan. ‘ THE ALDER THEE. ‘ Th". alllt‘r ll‘Nl gl'nws by tho l'!\'t‘l‘.~lll~‘. and Is usually abnnl. JO I'L'Bl my". “3' sllnjl'lvslnlkcu lles relnaln gl‘ern al‘tvr ulnar lrl-(‘s huw- nssulnul llu- rolls nn-l j’l’lluW: nl‘ nulullllr, :1111l lll'e sllt-rl lfllf‘l‘ llmu llmau ul’ lrees ln (ll‘h‘l‘ SllII-JIIOHS. The rod-11>“ calklns arr snccvmml by the cones \\'hll‘ll l‘ll‘lt'll 11l IM‘lnlwr ur Nm'onmvr. .\ldz‘l' “mad [.4 so“. \\'lllll‘ \\'lwn m-wlv rut. rllanglnl: lo [wnlv I'wl. llulnu' lllll'uhlc 1111-l uul‘ \\nlcr. 11. l 3 usml l'ur pllw. lash. rluh, lul'ncry, lwrrlnz t'nsks. and ply-venom; Hrs :11» made of alder \\UI‘LL l “ICE HHITIS.

Till HORN-ILL. Thr- hornhlll ls a large hlm. remarnblo l'nr Its havlnk Ill‘ Immense horned lIDWII'G (urved helmet. Rrowlng over It: downward curved beak. u lnhublu (mplcll reglons and feeds on (runs. When mo rvmnle has lulu her eggs In the hollow of a tree the male bird stops up the emrlnco and keeps her lmprlsonea unlll the unchlng ls cnmpletpd and the young ones "'0 able to ny.—-(copled.) Joan Quinlan. __ ‘nll APPLI Till. The wild Apple tree, mourn anon lttalnlng a height of 20 to so feet. 1| loll!" umes lime larger than I soomstud bumln .\luy its crooked spreadingr branches hear an abundance of trurlnl blouom, roplncexl 1n autumn by small yellow Ind red applos. Elder and Jelly are mid. frvuu ”lush. and u \luexar known as vergjulrv, l‘.ulll\'alml apples are of "I". lrlassvs: lwssn'l‘l. culinary and elder. Herallnnlsmrv and lim'nnslllre are cemrea of l'l'llHH'Jllllll]. \\lloru (‘lder manufacture II 111 -lm|mrlaul luduslry. .\vple wood. WHICH lb I'l‘dllbh hr-mn In colour, I: used [of lu-unglu-vh :nnl lul‘ncry. l Alk‘c Harris. THE ANT. Thr- um l> an lnn‘t‘L'l or the some order a" lwrs :md \\'usus (llyulcnoplera). Am: |ll\'Q' lu cnnununlm-s under a well-denntd H‘flt‘lll. and cmnprlsc mules. feluales Ind umuora. \\'ln-n lllu male and fomlll‘. “mm arr “lulu-d. leave «heir nest Illd mmr. Hu- umlrv rll~'.~ auxl llw female SUNS lll'l' \\'lllkd and 15 made queen or l new munuxunuy. The umuvrs comprise I ;\\m'l.|mg and a (lcrvmhnx hotly. IS we“ '5 {a mud of slave auh’. ruptured Imm an‘ullwr >[|l'|‘h‘s. .\s m we case of "IO Jim's, Uh' w-u'k ul’ the ants cuIISISIS In "'6 tilul'ln}: up ur prm'mon for me future. um uhmr animus cunluu a regular series (If Elma-mm" mm atnrcnouscs. They feed on ilnum animal and \‘egclable matter, Ind 'upnu :1 mm! Ur mm; exuded by pllnbllck l—luuwcu.’ ‘ Joan Quinlan, ,‘