ANATOMY OF THE SEED 



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tions in words should be studies in clearness and conciseness ; 

 but perfection cannot be expected at the start. From the first, 

 rough sketches should be forbidden. Few drawings may be 



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FlG. 12. Good drawing, by a beginner, of Lima Bean, X i. 



made, but in these every line and spot should have its mean- 

 ing, and nothing admitted for which there is not an equivalent 

 in the seed. Outlines should be firm, clear, and complete, and 

 haziness not permitted. The drawings should not be a com- 

 posite made up from several specimens, but an accurate draw- 

 ing of a typical specimen. 



(4) On gaining Knowledge of Seed Anatomy. Their obser- 

 vation gives them the lead- 

 ing facts of seed structure. 

 After they have seen and 

 represented the structures, 

 the teacher should lead 

 them (using the blackboard 



while showing them better 



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--cotyledons- 



of drawing) to ask FIG. 13. Good drawing, by a beginner, of 

 What is the Use Or Other embryo of Lima Bean. Actual size. 



meaning of each part ; and as they have no data for deter- 

 mining any of these, except, perhaps, the hilum, the early 



