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8. Name as many species of oaks as you can. 



4. Examine various kinds of flowers or consult the pictures in books 

 and name all the members of the Leguminosse (pea family) with which 

 you are familiar. 



6. The trailing arbutus (Epigaea) is called mayflower, ground laurel 

 and ground ivy. What vernacular name do you use for it? 



6. Which of the following names do you use for Azalea nudiflora: 

 pinkster, azalea, mayflower, honeysuckle. 



7. Following is a list of generic names. Make a list of those with 

 which you are familiar. Are they the names of plants or animals? 

 Cosmos, Canna, Salvia, Zinnia, Magnolia, Chrysanthemum, Oxalis, 

 Clematis, Iris, Phlox, Geranium, Viola, Lilium. 



8. Visit a piece of dry ground and a swamp. Are the plants alike on 

 both places? Why? 



9. Name an annual, an herbaceous perennial, a shrub, a tree and a 

 liane with which you are familiar. 



10. Make a list of ten invertebrates with which you are familiar. 



11. Name the nearest barrier to the spread of plants in your region. 



12. Does the barrier mentioned in the preceding exercise act equally 

 well as a barrier to animals? 



13. Name a plant with which you are familiar whose distribution in 

 your region is limited by moisture. 



14. Which seem able to grow best in a variety of situations, the weeds 

 or the other wildflowers? 



15. Examine various flowers and identify stamens and carpels. Which 

 should be called male organs? 



