Teacher's Leaflet. 



7^7 



Lesson XIIL 



THE trees. 



Purpose. — To help the pupils to learn the most distinctive character- 

 istics of each variety in order to be able to identify them at all seasons. 



Material. — Twigs 

 bearing leaves and 

 fruit, if the lesson is 

 given at school ; but 

 a visit to the trees 

 themselves is far 

 more interesting and 

 satisfactory. 



Observations by 

 Pupils in Autumn. 

 — (i). Does the 

 tree grow in open 

 field or in a wood? 



(2). Are trunk 

 and branches slen- 

 der and lofty or 

 sturdy and wide- 

 spreading? 



(3). Is the bark 

 tolerably smooth, or 

 close and rough, or 

 shaggily scaling ofif 

 in long, narrow 

 plates ? 



(4). Note the 

 number and shape 

 of the leaflets, 

 whether slim and 

 tapering, or swell- 

 ing to a width of 

 nearly half the length ; whether sessile or attached by a tiny stem to the 

 leaf-stalk ; whether smooth or downy on under sides ; whether the leaves 

 are fragrant when bruised or dried. 



(5). Compare the different fruits, noting whether the outer husk is 

 thick or thin, whether it opens freely, separates into sections, or clings 

 to the nut, falling with it to the ground. 



Phuto by Verne Morton. 



The Shag-bark. 



