Cornell Study Clubs 



1205 



The time of bloom 



1 The trees that blossom earliest; whether or not the flowers precede the 



leaves. What are the habits of the later-blooming trees in this 

 regard? 



2 Are the flowers perfect — that is, containing both pistils and stamens — 



or do these 

 organs grow 

 in separate 

 flowers, or in 

 some cases on 

 separate 

 trees? 



3 How the flowers 



are fertilized ; 

 whether any 

 tree is de- 

 pendent o n 

 insects for 

 pollination; 

 trees valuable 

 to the bee- 

 keeper for the 

 amount of 

 nectar yield- 

 ed by them. 



4 Whether the 



trees that 

 have the 

 most beauti- 

 ful flowers are 

 valuable also 

 for their tim- 

 ber or for 



their fruit. . , ^ 



Fig. 68. — A spray of basswood, or linden. A re the flowers fragrant/ 



The fruits of the trees 



Study of the home and orchard trees and their manner of fruiting; 



benefits of thinning some fruits when the crop is heavy. 

 Value of the nut harvest from forest trees; whether the crop would be 



profitable under cultivation. 



