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NATURAL HISTORY OF THK FARM 



Study 42. The Larger Wild Vines of the Farm 



The program of work in this study will consist of a trip 

 about the b(jrdiTS of a wood, alon<^^ a fence-row, and throuj^dia 

 bottom-land thicket, cxaniininj;, one by one, the dilTerent wild 

 vines of various sorts, and writing their characters in a table 

 prepared with the following colinnn headings: 



Name (of plant). 



Duration of stem (annual, bieimial, perennial). 



Grows where (in sun or shade, wet or dry places, etc.). 



On what (name support). 



By what means (climbing or twining, ^^ hen climbing by 

 tendrils or holdfasts, diagram the same). 

 Stem (tell it in English) . 



Character of • Lea\'es (diagram) . 



Flower-cluster or fruit (diagram). 



Foliage (character of ) . 



Season's gro\\i:h, (maximiun length of). 



Best suited to what situation and use. 



The record of this study will consist of: 



1 , The complete table, outlined above. 



2. A little special report concerning some one very com- 

 mon vine, stating in what variety of situations it is foimP 

 growing, and with what dififerent kinds of supi^orts. 



