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matical problems will find some here in Nature's 

 workshop that will give them plenty to do. Make 

 lists of your findings. 



XXVI. Monoecious and Dioecious plants ; make lists ; 

 note their places of growth, how far the latter 

 are often apart, and by what means the pollen 

 is carried. 



XXVII. Winged fruits. 



XXVIII. Plants injurious to man. 



XXIX. Aquatic plants ; foliage, time and manner of 

 flowering, etc. 



XXX. Effects of cultivation on plants. 



XXXI. Watch the development of the fruit from the 

 flower through its various stages in the cherry, 

 apple, rose, grape, maple, pea, bean, walnut, 

 corn, etc. 



The most enjoyable and profitable way of studying 

 or collecting is that of personal search and indepen- 

 dent work. 



Look for specimens on all your walks, keep your 

 eyes open ; you have no idea how much your powers 

 of observation will be increased by constant practice. 



Never go out without your tools knife, trowel, 

 string, note-book and pencil, and whatever you may 

 want to use in carrying home your specimens. Don't 

 be satisfied with the observations merely ; write down 

 what you have seen, note any questions that may occur 

 to you, for future study. 



Always date your finds, giving time, place, and cir- 

 cumstance ; otherwise your observations will too often 

 be useless. Repeat your work, and don't be in a 

 hurry. Nature herself is not. 



Make frequent drawings, not so much that you may 

 become proficient in this art (though this would be 

 great gain), but that you may see the parts of the 

 object clearly and make them your own. 



