CONTENTS 



PART I 

 WHAT NATURE-STUDY Is 



PAGB 



I. What Nature-Study Is ...... 3 



II. Who Originated the Term Nature-Study ? .6 



III. The Meaning of the Nature-Study Movement . 14 



IV. The Integument-Man . . . . . 37 

 V. Nature-Study with Plants 43 



VI. The Growing of Plants by ChildrenThe School- 

 Garden 51 



VII. The Agricultural Phase of Nature-Study . . 62 



VIII. Review 86 



PART II 

 THE INTERPRETATION OF NATURE 



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I. The Interpretation of Nature . . . .91 



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II. Science for Science's Sake . ... .92 



III. The Extrinsic and Intrinsic Views of Nature . 97 



IV. Must a " Use " be Found for Everything ? . .102 

 V. The New Hunting 108 



VI. The Poetic Interpretation of Nature . . .116 

 VII. An Outlook on Winter 124 



