Junior Naturalist Monthly. 333 



COLOR IN FEBRUARY. 

 Abbie pi Comstock. 



Some day after a snow storm, we want you to try to see color in 

 the landscape. Do you think an artist would paint a snow scene 

 perfectly white? What colors do you see in the shadow of the tree 

 trunks? Look at the tracks you made across the yard or field; 

 can you see any color in them? Do not be discouraged if you fail 

 in the first attempt. Look often and at different limes in the day. 



Perhaps in your school work, you have painted trees trying to 

 represent the fresh green of spring, the rich color of summer, or 

 the bright tints of autumn. Did you ever think to look for color 

 in the bare trunks and branches of the trees in winter? See that 

 mass of trees at a distance; another nearer by. Look in the morning, 

 in the middle of the day, and just at sunset. Look on a bright day 

 and on a "gray day." What colors do you see? Are they always 

 the same? Watch the changes in the color of the twigs as spring 

 comes on. 



We hope that you will be able to see a great deal of color this month 

 and that you will write to Uncle John about it. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MORNING TALKS. 



It may be that your teacher will not have time to hold regular 

 clul) meetings. If not, perhaps your Nature-Study lessons can be 

 used in the morning talks, and during the week you can use some 

 of your leisure in writing to Uncle John about the things that interest 

 you most. It will be well to discuss the foregoing lessons in the 

 leaflet, and if you have time for something else, the following topics 

 may attract you. It will be a good plan for your teacher to write 

 the topics on the blackboard. You can then have the subjects 

 in mind during the day and this will help you to remember them 

 when you go home. 



1. Who saw the moon last night? Was it a new moon? Was 

 it in a clear sky or were there clouds about it? How many stars 

 were near the moon? What time was it when you first saw the moon 

 last night? Look to-night at the same time and see where it is. 



2. How many fruit trees are there near your home? What kind 

 are the}^? From the appearance of the trees, can you tell which 

 are apple, plum, pear and peach? As you go home from school 

 to-night, look at the branches of three different kinds of fruit trees. 

 Do you find that the buds are arranged the same way on all of them? 



