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8. Where is the nectar secreted? 



9. How is the odor of the flower useful to the 



plant? 



10. How do the leaves compare in texture with 

 the leaves of most of the spring wild flow- 

 ers? 



(B) Write for your wild flower booklet a little essay 



concerning the Mayflower, using the following 

 outline : 



Where it grows. 



When it blossoms. 



Description of stem and leaf. 



Description of flowers. 



How it attracts bumble-bees. 



How it prevents ants from stealing nectar. 



(C) Illustrate this essay with these drawings: Leaf 



and flowers attached to the stem ; Longitudinal 

 cross sections of two flowers, showing the vari- 

 ations of pistil and stamens ; or a longitudinal 

 cross section of the corolla, showing the hairs 

 projecting from its inner surface. 



(D) Read the account of the Mayflower found on pages 



18 to 32 of Ten New England Blossoms and 

 their Insect Visitors. 



(E) Copy into your booklet the lines on page 84 



and any other verses concerning the Mayflower 

 you can find. 



