CHAPTER I. THE LEAF. 



THE pupil will see from. the picture what is to be done first, 

 and how we are to proceed in commencing the study of plants. 

 Having collected some specimens, let us begin with the leaf. On 

 these printed leaves there is a language which children have 

 already learned ; there is also a language written by Nature on 

 the leaves that grow : we will now learn to read that. 



