TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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PREFACE 3 



INTRODUCTION 5 



CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY LESSONS 11-13 



CHAPTER II. LESSONS ON LEAVES, PLANTS, AND FRUITS.... 14-42 



A. Fruits: The Apple The Orange True Berries Stone Fruits- 

 Nuts The Poppy The Milkweed The Pod The Key-fruit The 



Cone I 4-2o 



General Observation on the Study of Fruits 20-24 



B. Lessons on Seeds : The Seed-coat Advanced Scheme for Seed Study 

 Growth from Seeds Subsequent Work 24-31 



C. Some Lessons on Propagation On. Size and Comparison 31-35 



D. Flowers : The Daisy The Gentian Other Botanical Lessons 35-42 



CHAPTER III. LESSONS ON ANIMALS 43-100 



Fishes: The Crayfish The Turtle 43-45 



Birds : The Canary The Chick The Robin The Duck The Hawk 

 Clothing and Shelter A Feather Hair, Wool, and Fur Nests 



of Birds 45~5i 



The Hen's Egg : Raw Hard Boiled Experiments 52-55 



Insects 5S.56 



Hints as to the Order of Work 56-58 



The Beetle 58-62 



The Butterfly 62-66 



A Talk About the Fly 67,68 



The Grasshopper 68-70 



A Talk about the Walking-stick 70-72 



Tke Cricket 73, 74 



The Bee Family 74-76 



Wasps 76,77 



Ants 77 



Talk about the Dragon-fly 78-81 



The Fish : The Perch The Pike The Clam-shell Suggestions to 



Teacher for Further Lessons 81-88 



Bones : Some Easy and Useful Devices for Teaching Them Feet of 

 Fowls Wings Sheep's Fore Leg Sutures and Bones of the Skull 



and Face Lessons for Higher Grades 88-100 



CHAPTER IV. THE SCHOOL MUSEUM. ... 101-105 



