12 Lessons in Nature Study. 



pretty one ? Can you tell me what lived in this house ? 

 Can a snail creep out of his shell ? His shell is coiled up. 

 How many turns are there in this snail-shell ? Did you ever 

 see a snail moving along with his house on his back ? 



3. A Cherry. Here are some cherries. Are they not 

 very beautiful ? Describe this cherry. How large is it ? 

 Is it sour or sweet, dry or juicy, hard or mellow, ripe or un- 

 ripe ? Mary may tell me how many seeds a cherry has. 

 What do we call cherry-seeds ? Can you tell me some other 

 fruit which has pits ? 



4. A Baking-powder Can. What have we here ! What 

 is its shape ? Can you tell me some other object like 

 it in shape ? The waste-basket, a stovepipe, a silk hat. 

 Of what is this can made ? Is it pure tin ? How do you 

 know that the tin is only a thin layer over iron ? What 

 holds the tin together ? Did you ever see a tinner solder ? 

 How does he do it ? 



5. Leaves. Harriet has just brought in a large number 

 of leaves. What kind of leaves are these ? How many 

 parts has a leaf ? Can you tell me a plant which has larger 

 leaves ? What happens to leaves in autumn ? Whence do 

 they come in spring ? We shall study more about leaves by 

 and by. 



6. A Piece of Slag. Here is a piece of slag. Can you 

 tell me what makes these holes all through it ? How does 

 this prove that slag was once melted ? 



7. A Bird's Egg See what a beautiful little egg ! Can 

 you tell me to what bird it belongs ? How thin it is ! It 

 must have fallen from the nest when the wind blew, 



8. A Nest. See this nest ! It is made almost wholly 

 of horse-hair. It is a hair-bird's nest. Do you know the 

 other name for the hair-bird ? Oh, yes, it is a chippy. 

 Could you make so fine a nest with your fingers ? What 

 does the bird use in making a nest ? Is it not wonderful 

 that she can make such a beautiful nest with only her bill 

 and claws ? 



9. A Piece of Wood. What kind of wood is this ? Find 



