124 NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS 



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There are many good books on the use of the camera for nature- 

 study. Among them read : " Nature and the Camera " by Dug- 

 more ; " Home Life of Wild Birds," by Herrick. 



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The clover blossom and the bumblebee : Read the intensely inter- 

 esting book of Darwin's on the cross-fertilization of flowers. 

 You will also find readable accounts in " Nature's Garden," by 

 Mrs. Blanchan. 



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In what nursery book do you find the original account of the 

 House that Jack Built f 



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Coccinella septempunctata : The ladybirds, or ladybugs, are named 

 according to the number of their spots : septempunctata means 

 seven-spotted. Another is called novemnotata, nine-spotted. 

 Sixty species of birds : Make your own list. Study your woods, your 

 neighborhood, minutely day and night in order to find them all. 



CHAPTER II 



TO THE TEACHER 



Set the students to watching and reporting this rare but very in- 

 teresting phase of wild animal life. Nothing will tax their patience 

 and ingenuity more ; nor will any of their reports need so careful 

 scrutiny and weighing, so easy is it to be mistaken. 



FOR THE PUPIL 

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"line ": the end of the race ; the "tape " or mark set for runners 

 in a contest. 



" set-to " : a combat or fight. 



mix-up : is the same half -slangy word or newspaper expression for 

 a general fight. 

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Paramcecium : this is one of the best known of the single-celled 

 animals. You can get them by making an " infusion " of raw po- 

 tato, a little hay, and stagnant water. 



