Find a weedy bit of land in some neglected part of your garden. 

 There may be many different plants living in a small space. Who 

 will lind the largest number in one patch or colony ? AYho will be 

 able to send the best history of a colony to Uncle John next 

 September ? 



The plant societies will soon appear. Every bit of plant-covered 

 land is a society. The Held is one ; the bank of tlie stream is 

 another; the roadside is still another. The lawn is a plant society ; 

 the chief occupant is grass, but there are dandelions and ])lantains 

 and perhaps docks. J^otice the weedy and brushy societies in tho 

 fence corners. What plants live together in a society ? Do not try 

 to study more than one society this year. Dry a specimen of each 

 plant that you will find in it. Add to your collection as .new ones 

 appear during the summer. You will be surprised to find how 

 many specimens you w^ill have when the season closes. 



WHAT SHALL WE FIND IN A STILL POOL FOR 



OUR AQUARIUM. 



Materials for ah excursion. — A good sized tin pail. A scoop 

 net. A knife. 



What you may find. — 1. Toad's eggs. They will look like 

 strings of beads wound about water plants. Teachers' Leaflet No. 

 9 will help you in finding them. 



2. Eggs of wood frog. The small dark eggs quite close together 

 are surrounded by a mass of jelly-like substance. 



3. The eggs of Amljlystoma, the Salamander. They resemble 

 those of the wood frog, but they are not so close together. Ambiy- 

 stoma is black with yellow spots on each side of his back. 



4. The ecj^o's of Diemictylus, another Salamander. You will find 

 these later in tlie season. They are attached singly to water plants, 

 AYho will find some ? His body is green above and lemon-yellow 

 underneath. On either side there is a row of scarlet spots each sur- 

 rounded by a black ring. These Salamanders are described in the 

 Monthly of last December. 



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