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hawthorn, elm, honeysuckle, rose or blackberry, apple or pear, and 

 according as you find each part present or not write " yes " or " no " 

 in the column belonging to it. 



4. With a dissecting needle (or a long pin) take all the scales off 

 your cherry or horse-chestnut bud. Arrange them in order on a piece 

 of paper and leave for inspection. 



HOME WORK. 



Collect at least six different kinds of leaves with well-marked 

 outlines and veins. Lay each leaf as nearly flat as you can on paper. 

 Draw its outline in pencil and put its name beneath. Go over the 

 outline of each leaf very carefully in ink correcting all mistakes and 

 drawing a clear outline. Place your leaves between sheets of 

 botanical paper or blotting paper, and leave them under some heavy 

 books to press until the lesson after next. 



Lesson 2. THE ARRANGEMENT OF LEAVES. 

 Season. Second week in May. 

 Materials required for each pupil. 



Small spray of eucalyptus showing three or four 

 leaves growing. (See Appendix III.) 



One leafy twig of each of the following : 



Aspen (or poplar), ivy, yew, horse-chestnut, lime, 

 birch, ash, oak, walnut, elder, osier willow. Pressed 

 ivy leaves of various sizes. 



Quarter plate printing frame and glass to fit it. 

 Two or three sheets of ferro-prussiate printing paper 

 (to be obtained to order at any chemist's, but should 

 be used fresh). 



Pair of compasses. Ruler measuring tenths of an 

 inch. 



The leaves on our native trees always grow from the 

 twig with their flat side facing the sky. The reason for 



