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3. Make another list of these violets according to 



whether they are stemmed or stemless 

 species and still another as to whether the 

 flowers are bearded or beardless. 



4. What insects have you seen visiting the violet 



flowers? 



5. When bees visit these blossoms how do they 



alight upon them? 



6. Are there nectar guides in any of the violets 



that are common in your vicinity? 



7. Can you find small, closed, more or less un- 



derground flowers on any of the plants? 



8. What sort of seed-pods do the violets develop? 



9. Have you ever seen these pods open explo- 



sively to scatter the seeds? 



10. Have you ever found any violet blossoms in 

 autumn ? 



(5) Write an account with the title: Violets I Have 

 Seen. Mention some distinguishing character- 

 istics of each species and tell where it 

 grows. 



(C) Make careful drawings of leaves and flowers of 



at least three species of violets. 



(D) Read pages 15 to 18 in Blossom Hosts and Insect 



Guests; also page 28 to 31 in Nature's Garden. 



(E) Copy carefully into your wild flower booklet one 



or more of the following verses : 



Violets dim. 

 But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes, 

 Or Cytherea's breath. 



Shakespeare. 



