WORKS BY PROFESSOR BAILEY 



Lessons With Plants 



Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the Common Forms of Vegetation 



By L. H. BAILEY 



Professor of Horticulture in the Cornell University 



With delineations from nature by W. S. HOLDSWORTH 



of the University of Michigan 

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WHILE this volume does, not ask attention as a manual of bot- 

 any, it is, in effect, a most admirable text -book on that science. 

 The motive of the book is the cultivation of the power of observa- 

 tion and the ability to draw proper inferences therefrom. It is pure 

 " nature study'' that it inculcates, and the charm of its manner and 

 method will be felt by even a casual reader. The numerous beauti- 

 ful illustrations are a marked feature of the work. 



LESSONS WITH PLANTS is admirably adapted to class use in high schools. 

 It includes Studies of Twigs and Buds; Studies of Leaves and Foli- 

 age; Studies of Flowers; Studies of the Fructification; Studies of the 

 Propagation of Plants; Studies of the Behavior and Habits or Plants; 



Studies of the Kinds of Plants; Sug- 

 gestions and Reviews. 



"The clear text, beautiful illustra- 

 tions, strong binding and, most im- 

 portant of all, the very excellent 

 arrangement of the subject matter, 

 make it an invaluable adjunct to the 

 working materials of a busy teacher. 

 Aside from its value as a thoroughly 

 up-to-date text -book, it is equally 

 indispensable to the busy teacher as 

 a reference book on account of the 

 clear, concise and unique manner of 

 the arrangement of its contents." 

 Miss L. M. ELLIOTT, Grammar School, 

 No. 82, New York City. 



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LXSSO.YS vrira PLAXTS 



n direct mcana of adaptation to circumstances or as a protection 

 to the plant; but in tbe prewnt utate of our knowledge, this i 



J ' 510. The flowei-s of 

 hepatica have been 

 studied in Figs. 131 and 

 153. If, however, the 

 artist were to draw the 

 plant at night or in 

 early morning, he would 

 make a picture like 

 Fig. 424. The entire 

 flower droops by 

 the bending of 

 the scape, and 

 it straightens up 

 and expands in 

 the day-time. 

 The sleep of 

 plants, then, 

 ,y be more than a 

 simple closing of the 

 flowers. 



510o. Is it common for early 

 spring flowers to close or to droop 

 Fio. 424. at nightf The -pupil may now be 

 Sleep of tbe interested to explore tbe garden 

 bepatlca. with a lantern. 



511. One of the most remarkable movements 

 in plants is that of the leaf and leaflets of the 



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