26 SCHOOL COURSES. 



the storage organ. Eecall other storage organs the scholars 

 are already familiar with, e.g. carrot, potato, turnip. 



Pupils in this grade might undertake the rearing of a 

 plant from seed. This might be done out of doors in a 

 school garden, if circumstances admit of it, or indoors in 

 pots. The supervision of the teacher will be required in 

 the matter of planting, watering, and general tending of 

 these plants, but such an exercise will afford many oppor- 

 tunities for developing interest on the part of the pupils. 



Trees. The list of trees to be recognised by foliage 

 should be extended. The leaf should be drawn by the 

 teacher, and in each instance all characteristic features 

 distinguishing each type, such as nature of surface, colour, 

 general arrangement of veins, exact shape, etc., should be 

 got from pupils. The following will afford good examples 

 for discrimination : Beech, Elm, Lime, Willow, Hawthorn, 

 Oak, Rowan, Horse-chestnut, Ash, Larch, Scots Pine. 



Flowers of common trees should be included in the list 

 of flowers for recognition, and these may be grouped as 

 noticeable, e.g. Horse-chestnut, Hawthorn, Cherry, Lilac, 

 and not readily noticed, e.g. Elm, Sycamore, Ash. Note 

 the meaning of this, and also of their odour in relation to 

 insect visits. 



Fruits of Trees. A commencement has been made with 

 these in the previous course, in which fruits edible by man 

 have been looked at. The scholars should now recognise 

 as fruits the following : " Hips " and " Haws," Acorns, 

 Beech-nuts (complete fruit), Horse-chestnut (complete 

 fruit), Lime-fruit, Eowans, Elm, Ash, and Sycamore fruits. 



A set of drawings of these fruits should be made. 

 Exhibit seeds and seedlings of familiar trees. 



In cases where trees can be conveniently watched the 

 development of the flowers and fruit may be followed. 



Fact to be grasped : From a seed may grow a tree. 



Collections of autumn leaves should be made by this 

 class and some work done in drawing and colouring. 



