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Then if it takes a certain number to cover a square yard, 

 how many will be required to cover the ground under the 

 tree? 



Such problems, assigned to be solved at home, will add 

 much to the interest in number-work. 



D. FLOWERS. 



I. The Daisy. 



Bring into the school-room a large bunch of daisies, or, 

 better, ask the children to bring you some at recess. The 

 daisy is so common that it is easily obtained. Any com- 

 mon flower will do quite as well. When ready, give each 

 child ten flowers. 



Lay the flowers on your desks, children. Mary, where 

 did you get your daisies ? Arthur, where did yours come 

 from ? Anna, do daisies grow in sunny or shady places ? 

 Willie, did you find yours in rich or barren soil ? Martha, 

 do daisies grow in dry or damp places ? 



Having obtained correct replies to the above, ask some 

 one to tell where daisies grow, putting the above facts into 

 one or two sentences. 



Jennie, what color is the daisy ? Yes, it has a yellow 

 center with white flowers around it. What does the daisy 

 look like ? Yes, the centre looks like a button or a ball, 

 the whole flower like a star. What shall we call these white 

 flowers around the yellow centre ? Let us call them rays, 

 because they make the daisy look like a star. 



We will call the yellow centre the disk. Now take one 

 daisy from your desks, children. Count the rays on the 

 one you have taken up. I will write the numbers on the 

 board, and you may write them on your slates. Now you 

 may tell me, one at a time, how many rays there are on 

 your daisy. 



Mary, 31. 



Jessie, 29. 



