NON-WOODY PLANTS (continued) 



19 

 TiiiER Producfrs 



Dogbane, 14-3; 



flax Milkweed, 14-3; velvet 

 weed, 14-3; hemp 



Identify at least some one 

 fiber plant; notice how 

 tovtgh is bark of dog- 

 bane, for example 



Identification of plant at 

 different seasons and 

 stageg; most common 

 str;ges; method of re- 

 production 



.Seed dispersal; pollina- 

 tion if possible; if flax 

 is used discuss use of 

 seed fis food; enemies 

 and how discouraged 



Use of flax as fiber 

 clothing projects 



Goldenrod, 14-3; yarrow, 

 14-3; St. John's-wort, 

 14-3; daisy, evening 

 primrose, 14-3 



Recognize at least one of 

 above group; type of 

 ground occupied; color 

 and shape of flowers 

 and time of flowering 



Recognize different stages 

 in life history; nature 

 of stems, roots, fruits, 

 and other parts 



Pollination if possible ; 

 seed dissemination ; 



enemies and how 



warded off 



Use of fiber plants in 

 making textiles in 

 clothing projects 



20 

 Ornamentals 



Recognize as many beau- 

 tiful flowers of open 

 field as possible; learn 

 where to look for them 



Identify plants in winter 

 and summer, as seed 

 seedlings and mature 

 plants, roots, stems, 

 flowers, and other 

 parts; time of flowering 



Seed dispersal; if possible, 

 pollination; enemies 

 and why plants can 

 survive their attacks 



Plant a few ornamental 

 forms at unsightly 

 places on scho(5l 

 grounds; plan to have 

 some flowering 

 throughout the year 



Heptica, trillium, spring 

 beauty, adder's tongue, 

 mandrake, violet, 

 pansy, ferns, mosses 



Recognize as many wood- 

 land flowers as possible; 

 report time of flower- 

 ing but practice pre- 

 serving flowers rather 

 than picking and des- 

 troying them 



Follow some one form 

 through the year 

 identifying it by roots, 

 flowers, leaves, and 

 fruits; study other 

 forms if desired; how 

 commonly reproduced 



Insect visitors, pollina- 

 tion or spore dispersal; 

 seed dispersal if seeds 

 are produced ; protec- 

 tion of plants in winter 



Transplant a few dcsir- 

 al.lc forms to srhix-I 

 j;rotniils and plant in 

 approi.rial.- pla.TS 



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