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the schoolroom to learn their name. The Indian pipes were very much 

 admired, and since they had been gathered we decided to make the most 

 of them. In a clay dish which had been modeled in the school, some 

 moss and rich mould from the woods were placed in which the Indian 

 pipes were planted. We expected that the strange, white plants accustomed 

 to forest shade would turn black when exposed to the light, but for the 

 several days they were very pretty. The illustration, Fig. i, will show 

 how they looked. Do you not think the dish made by the children was 

 just the thing for the Indian pipes? I have seen this same clay dish 

 used for ferns and other plants found in the woods. If you have clay 

 modeling in your school, perhaps the teacher will let you make a similar 

 dish and have it fired so that it will not fall apart. Try the effect of 



Fig. 2. — Seed-heads of ten common weeds. How many do you know ? 



placing it on a table in your schoolroom with a piece of clean, nicely- 

 ironed linen underneath. Then keep something fresh and pretty from the 

 out-of-doors in it. You will not be able to get Indian pipes in November, 

 but I have found very attractive ferns at this season and little sprays of 

 partridge berry will give a touch of color which I know you will enjoy. 

 Try this and let me know what success you have. 



WEEDS AND THEIR SEEDS 



Herbert Whetzel 



Most girls and boys like to work out puzzles, so I think you will 

 enjoy this puzzle in weeds. In Fig. 2 are illustrated the seed-heads of 

 ten of our common weeds. I gathered them all in one back-yard and 



