III. Some Spring Flowers. 



Skunk Cabbage. 



Note its habitat, and time of flowering, and answer the following 

 questions : 



1. Do leaves or flowers, appear first ? 



2. Make a drawing- of the peculiar flower. 



Ji. Do the stamens and pistils mature at the same time? 



4. What insects visit the flower ? 



5. What kind of roots has it, and why can it appear so early ? 

 G. What is the nature of the mature fruit? 



Jack-in-the-Pulpit. 



1. Compare Jack-in-the-Pulpit with Skunk Cabbage. Are these 

 plants related ? 



2. What insects visit Jack ? What is his habitat ? 



Hepatica. 



Note : 



1. Habitat. 



2. Color^ — are all of same color? 



3. Fragrance. 



4. Insects that visit the flowers. 



5. Texture and color of leaves of fall and spring leaves. 



6. Buds in the fall. 



Trillium. 



Note carefully : 



1. The habitat or home of the Trillium. 



2. The species and their differences. 



3. The underground portion. 



4. The color, fragrance, and insects. 



IV. Some Autumn Flowers. 



BuTiER- AND- Eggs or Toadflax. 



Note where this plant grows and answer the following questions : 



1. What insects visit the flowers ? 



2. What attracts the insects ? Find where the attracting substance 

 is kept. Is there any marking to guide the insect to the right place ? 



3. Do the stamens and pistils mature at the same time ? 



4. What is the nature of the root system, and why is this plant hard 

 to eradicate? Describe and draw the flower and fruit. To what fam- 

 ily does it belong ? 



Sunflower. 



1. Make a daily record of the changes in position of the head with 

 reference to the sun. Do old plants change as readily as young plants? 



