COMPOSITE FAMILY 227 



CONE- FLOWER AND OTHER COMPOSITES : 



(A) i. Make for your wild flower booklets a care- 



ful drawing of each of the composite plants 

 studied, labeling each drawing carefully and 

 expressing as well as you are able the 

 particular characteristics of each plant. 



(B) Read pages 67 to 70 in Blossom Hosts and Insect 



Guests. 



GOLDENRODS : 



(A) I. How many different kinds of Goldenrods can 



you find in your locality? 



2. In what ways do they differ from one another? 



3. Make a list of as many different insects as you 



can find visiting the Goldenrod blossoms. 



4. Do you think the Goldenrod might well be 



adopted as the national flower of America? 



(B) Write a little essay with the title Goldenrods I 



Have Seen. Tell where you have found each 

 kind and which you consider the most beautiful. 



(C) Illustrate your essay with careful drawings of at 



least three kinds of Goldenrod. 



ASTERS : 



(A) Apply the above outline for the Goldenrods to 

 the Asters. 



