24 SCHOOL COURSES. 



COURSE II. For pupils of ages eight to nine. 



I. PLANT STUDIES : 



Plant recognition. It will be found that the work of 

 the previous year will be again undertaken with zest, and 

 pupils will be found eager to renew their acquaintance 

 with the flowers identified then and to add to their number. 

 In the course of the spring and summer other twenty 

 flowering plants may without difficulty be recognised, 

 and some distinguishing character noted for each. This 

 character should be illustrated by means of a blackboard 

 drawing. Other points as noted for the previous course 

 should be continued. Suitable examples are : 



Chickweed, GTorse, Dog Violet, G-olden Saxifrage, another 

 Buttercup, Shepherd's Purse, Lady's Mantle, Sweet Briar, 

 Eed and White Deadnettles, Yetch, Sweet Pea, Lady's 

 Fingers, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Lesser Stitchwort, White and 

 Red Campion, etc. 



A beginning might be made in noting distinctive situa- 

 tions for particular plants, e.g. Lesser Celandine, G-oldeu 

 Saxifrage, Wood Sorrel. But clear cases only should be 

 taken. In a few instances lessons of a more extended 

 nature, including some reference to the history of plant 

 names or plant legend, should be given. 



Plant functions. A restatement to be got from the 

 scholars of the prime functions of the parts root, stem, 

 leaf, and flower. The experiments may be repeated, if 

 necessary. Not much advance in the way of detailed 

 explanation of these functions should be attempted, either 

 experimentally or orally. As a guide, however, to the 

 understanding of the relation of the plant to moisture and 

 to the soil, the following experiments will not be found too 

 difficult. 



Experiment. Procure four tumblers of large size. Cut two 

 pieces of cardboard a size suitable to cover the mouths of two of the 

 tumblers. Bore a hole in one of the pieces of cardboard and insert 



