OF EDUCATION 3 1 



grooved. The frond is generally about twelve inches 

 long. 



" The pinnae are remarkable for being nearly the 

 same length, until near the apex. They are about 

 two inches long and there are usually about nineteen 

 pinnae on each side of the rachis. The pinnae are 

 divided into lobes which are cut down nearly to the 

 mid-vein. The veins are very fine and are all forked. 

 The sori are very small — of a dark brown color, and 

 there are from five to ten on each lobe. 



11 Most ferns do not have a common name but this 

 is called the lady-fern." Nina. 



A Gentle Shower. 



"We were glad yesterday afternoon to have a 

 gentle shower without lightning and thunder. The 

 rainfall was nearly half an inch. It made the ground 

 moist and nice for the roots of trees and grass and all 

 other plants. 



11 Every plant has a great many roots so small that 

 we can hardly see them. The fine roots draw the 

 water from the soil and it goes to every part of the 

 plant and makes it grow." Jane. 



Nimbus Clouds. 

 "The sun is not shining at all this morning. 

 Nimbus clouds cover more than three-quarters of the 

 sky. The air is not clear and I think it will rain be- 



