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NA T URE-ST UD Y RE VIE W [11 :3— Mar. ,1915 



Problems — 



How can tender annual flowers be raised? 



How can salad plants be raised? 



Why do vegetables that we raise in our own gardens make good food? 



What do insects do in the garden? 



March 

 Give out seed envelopes. 

 Twigs of trees. 

 Plant seeds indoors. 

 House for bluebird. 

 Nests. 



How plants grow. 

 Work of plants. 



Seasonal Order of Topics 



April 

 Organize Audubon Club. 

 Lessons on home garden. 

 Start flower calendar. 

 Early flowers. 

 Martin. 



House for wren. 

 Frog's eggs. 

 Start leaf calendar. 

 Bank swallow. 

 Flowers of maple and elm. 



May 

 Chimney swift. 

 Barn swallow. 

 Later spring flowers. 

 Night hawk. 

 Humming bird. 

 Cultivated flowers. 

 Nesting habits. 

 Insects of garden. 



Sixth Grade 



Fall 

 I. Garden Studies. 



1. Cultivated flowers — vines. 



A. Annual vines such as balloon vine, canary bird flower, hya- 



cinth bean, cypress vine, gourd, Japanese hop, moon 

 flower, morning glory, sweet pea. 



B. Perennial vines such as bittersweet, clematis, Engelmann's 



ivy, Boston ivy, trumpet honeysuckle, everlasting pea, 

 wistaria, woodbine. 

 Problems — 



Which are better vines to grow in our yards annuals or perennials? 



What support is needed for each kind of vine? 



What uses are made of vines? 



Which of these vines is the prettiest in the fall when the leaves are 



coloring? 

 Which is the more desirable vine to grow the morning glory or canary 

 bird flower? 



C. Flowers from spring bulbs; tuberose, gladiolus, dahlia. 

 Problem — 



Which flower is better for decorating a yard gladiolous or dahlia? 



2. Planting bulbs. 



A. For outdoor blooming. Plant in school garden and encour- 



age children to plant at home. 

 Hyacinths (single, double, grape, feathered, wood, Spanish.) 



B. For indoor blooming. 



Roman hyacinth. 



