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NATURE-STUDY REVIEW 



[10:9— Dec, 1914 



Under "fruits", the plan is to help each child to acquire in the 

 first grade, if possible, at least one grape vine, a peach and an 

 apple tree, by planting seeds. These plants, alluded to now and 

 then, will form the materials for the best possible lessons in the 

 third, fourth and fifth grades; and it is to be hoped that the 

 pupils will be encouraged by both teachers and parents to acquire 

 all the fruits in the list as part of his nature-study property. 



Flower and vegetable seeds and bulbs should be taught in all 

 grades; a blackboard calendar of v^ald flowers is indicated for 

 grades II to V, with collection and study of locally important weed 



