52 THE SCHEDULE. [CHAP. 



CHAPTER VI. 



HOW TO FILL UP THE SCHEDULES. 



1. The use of the "Flower- Schedule " in directing attention to 



important points in the structure of flowers, and training 

 to habits of useful and accurate observation. 



2. Explanation of the Schedule and of the mode of filling it up. 



The number of parts in each series of Flower-leaves is to 

 be entered. 



3. Also, the condition as to cohesion of the parts ; 



4. And the condition as to adhesion of the parts. 



5. Terms used to express the various conditions. 



6. Example of a Schedule, filled up from Buttercup. 



i. ~\7"OU may now begin to examine and describe any 

 JL flowers which may be within reach. And, in order 

 that your work may be of value, I give at page 55 a form 

 or schedule employed (under a very slightly different 

 form) by the late Professor Henslow, both in his uni- 

 versity and village-school teaching, the purpose of which 

 is to compel attention to those points which are of the 

 first importance (because most constant) in the structure 

 of flowers. A supply of these schedules should be kept 

 on hand for daily use. 



Most of the terms made use of in filling up the 

 schedules, you have already acquired. It may be well, 

 however, to look over the following list, which embraces 

 all that need be used at present in describing the flower 

 in the columns of the schedule, and if any have been 

 forgotten, to turn back to them, by referring to the 

 index. 



