Wild-Flower Study 



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the pupils, for 

 for themselves 

 spring walks in the 



should be 

 them to answer 

 during their 

 woodlands. 



Observations i. Where do 

 you find Dutchman's breeches? 

 Which do you prefer to call these 

 flowers, Dutchman's breeches or 

 boys and girls? Are there leaves 

 on the trees when these flowers 

 are in bloom? 



2. Which blossoms earlier in 

 the season, Dutchman's breeches 

 or squirrel corn? How do the 

 flowers of the two differ in shape ? 

 In odor? 



3. In the flower of the Dutch- 

 man's breeches find two petals 

 which protect the nectar. How 

 do they look ? What part do they 

 form of the breeches? Find two 

 other petals which protect the 

 pollen and stigma. 



4. Find the two sepals. How 

 many bracts do you find on the 

 flower stem? 



5. What insects visit these 

 flowers? Describe 



the nectar. 



6. What sort of root has the 

 Dutchman's breeches? What is 

 the difference between its root and 

 that of the squirrel corn? Have 

 you ever seen squirrels harvesting 

 squirrel corn? What is the pur- 

 pose of the kernels of the squirrel 

 corn? 



7 . Study the leaf. How many main parts are there to it ? How are 

 these parts divided ? Does the leaf come straight from the root or from a 

 stem? What is the color of the leaf above? Below? Can you distin- 

 guish the leaves of the Dutchman's breeches from those of the squirrel 

 corn? 



8. Describe the seed capsule of Dutchman's breeches. How does it 

 open? How many seeds has it? Compare this with the fruit of squirrel 

 corn and describe the difference. 



9. What happens to the leaves of these two plants late in summer. 

 How do the plants manage to get enough sunlight to make food to mature 

 their seed? What preparations have they made for early blossoming the 

 next spring? 



how they get 



Squirrel corn. 



