SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS. 



HENEVER possible the plant described 

 in the lesson should be in the pupil's 

 hand for examination. This is the very 

 life of the recitation. A constant sup- 

 ply of specimens should therefore be 

 secured for this purpose. Let them be 

 sought a day in advance and in the order of the book. 

 The arrangement may, however, be changed when 

 necessary to accommodate the collector's convenience. 

 Should any terms then arise not already explained, 

 their meaning can always be found by reference to 

 the Glossary at the close of the book. After a few 

 lessons have been thoroughly understood, the pupil 

 need no longer confine his attention to the few plants 

 treated in the text. He can readily repeat the pro- 

 cess of analysis on any specimen he is able to secure. 

 He should, however, be admonished that this will 

 lead to desultory habits of study unless he completes 

 every analysis which he begins, and records the 

 result, in his ever-present memorandum book. The 

 strictest care should be observed in completing the 

 Tablets of this work or of the Plant Record. They 



