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Home Nature-Study Course. 



fected by the frost, which ruthlessly destroys the leaves ; such plants we 

 call perennials. Another adaptation is when the whole ])lant dies with 

 the frost and trusts to the scattering of its many seeds to keep its species 

 alive ; these we call annuals. Between these two come the fleshy-root 

 plants, like beets, carrots and turnips which live as roots during one win- 

 ter, and then die trusting to their seeds for survival the next winter ; 

 these are called biennials. 



Although December and January are scarcely considered good 

 months for plant study, yet this is the best time for finding out how our 

 common jilants manage to live during this crucial winter period ; and if 

 we give them a little attention we will find many interesting things. 



HOW DO THE FOLLOWING PLANTS PASS THE WINTER.'' 



Please state what you discover about the plants named as follows ; 



(a) Do the seeds cling after the snow falls? 



(b) Are the seeds distributed by wind or by attaching themselves to 



animals, or through being food for birds or other creatures? 



(c) Does the plant survive the winter through its roots as well as by 



its seeds, or does the plant die completely from cold? 



Plantain. — 

 (a) 

 (b) 

 (c) 



Wild Carrot. — 

 (a) 

 (b) 

 (c) 



Goldenrod. — 

 (a) 

 (b) 

 (c) 



Dandelion. — 



(a) 

 (b) 

 (c) 



