74 NA T URE-STUD Y RE VIE W [13 :2— Feb. , 1917 



William Frederick Weld. One stanza is especially appeal- 

 ing: 



A toss of my cap to the cedars ! 



The lovingest trees that be. 



The time tides roll and the seasons veer, 



Yet tender, sweeter, year by year, 



My cedars are true to me. 



I like this because it expresses a personal relation of the poet to 

 the cedars, the kind of relation with trees which I believe every 

 human being is richer for experiencing. 



The two species commonly called cedars are the Arborvitae or 

 white cedar, and the Juniper or red cedar, and are the ones chosen 

 for this lesson. There is also a Coast White Cedar and a Ground 

 Juniper, planted in parks and grounds. The observations should 

 cover the following: (i) The size of the tree. (2) The sketch 

 to show its form and the direction of its branches. (3) If wild, 

 where was it found? On hillside, open field, forest, valley, near 

 a stream? (4) Color of bark. (5) A twig sketch showing how 

 the leaves are set like scales upon it. (6) The red cedar has two 

 kinds of foliage, one sharp and needle-like, the other scale-like. 

 (7) A sketch of the fruit and the seed and also a written descrip- 

 tion. 



The Sheep. — These beautiful domesticated animals are far more 

 interesting than most people suppose. This study should be 

 a serious attempt to understand how the sheep is fitted in form and 

 habits for life in mountains and in countries where it developed as a 

 wild animal. There are enough observations to be made on this 

 animal and enough to learn of the various industries connected 

 with sheep raising to provide lessons for the entire month. Obs. 1 , 

 p. 284 and Obs. 4, 5, 6, p. 285 form two observation lessons on the 

 animal; Obs. 7 another lesson; Obs. 2,3,8 and 9 each suggest a 

 subject for a written theme or a talk. Obs. 10 should lead to the 

 reading of "Bob, Son of Battle" by Oliphant, and "Wully" by 

 Thompson Seton, in Wild Animals I Have Known, and "The 

 Kootenay Ram" in Lives of the Hunted by the same author. 



The J unco. — This little slate colored bird so smooth and well 

 tailored, so well marked by his flesh colored bill and the two white 

 patches for flash colors in his tail, comes in numbers to the feeding 

 stations in February and March. It should be of great interest 

 to us to find a bird that thinks southern New York far enough 



