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5. Examine the pod, and draw it both entire and burst 

 open. 



6. On a hot, sunny August day study the dispersal 

 of the seeds. 



7. Collect a handful of the seeds in August, and sow 

 them in a garden-border. Make a set of drawings at 

 intervals to show the successive stages of growth. 



B. QUESTIONS. 



1. Classify the branches of furze, or what appear to be 

 such. 



2. How do branches of the year differ from older 

 branches ? 



3. What is the meaning of the grooves on the branches ? 



4. Why is furze spiny ? 



5. Where is carbon- assimilation effected in furze ? 



6. Two species of furze (sometimes more) are often to 

 be found growing together. Note such as are to be found 

 in your own neighbourhood, and the marks by which they 

 can be distinguished. 



7. Xerophytes are plants specially adapted to dry 

 situations. Mention all the xerophytes which you know 

 by personal observation. 



8. What features do you find to be shared by furze and 

 the common rush ? What are shared by furze and ling ? 

 Try to explain these resemblances. 



9. What insects visit the flowers of furze ? 



10. What evidence can you supply of the derivation of 

 furze from a Leguminous plant of more ordinary type ? 



LI. MUSEUMS AND THE TEACHING OF 

 ELEMENTARY NATURAL HISTORY. 



The museum is a time-honoured resource in the teaching 

 of natural history. What can be more obvious than to 

 preserve striking objects which are only met with at long 



