STUDY OF ECONOMIC PLANTS 



25 



Roots. Tap, fibrous, tuberous, aerial, woody, fleshy. 



Stem. 



Woody, fleshy, herbaceous, 



spiny. 

 Colour. 



Leaf. 



Simple or compound. 



Shape. 



With or without leaf-stalk. 



Veins. 



Flowers. 



Number borne together. 



Shape. 



Size. 



Colour. 



Fruit. 



Size. 

 Colour. 



Seed. 



Number in fruit. 

 Size. 



Surface. 



Method of growth. 



Special forms. 



Margin. 



Arrangement on stem. 

 Persistent or falling off. 



Description of calyx. 

 Description of corolla. 

 Season of year borne. 

 Insect visitors. 



Texture of skin. 

 Kind of pulp. 



Nature of seed-coat. 

 Number of cotyledons. 



CULTIVATION 



The text matter of the Tropical Readers should be 

 practically illustrated by growing such economic plants 

 as convenient in the School Garden. 



Correct methods of culture can then be more satis- 

 factorily impressed on the children. Let each child do 

 as much as can possibly be arranged. Work should 

 cover the following grounds: 



Situation and soil. 

 Preparation of land. 



