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means of testing his observations ; of letting him know 

 whether his own way of carrying out the schedule descrip- 

 tion is the correct one. Any lack of confidence he may 

 feel in beginning a new process will disappear when he 

 sees that his observations and statements agree with the 

 printed ones. A schedule or two thus employed, when he 

 is beginning to use new terms, will assist him in gaining 

 self-reliance. 



Schedule Eighth, describing Fig. 169, gives this ar- 

 rangement : 



SCHEDULE EIGHTH. 



Questions upon the Buttercup {Fig. 169) and Schedule. 



Is there cohesion in the calyx ? 



What word in the schedule expresses this ? 



Is there cohesion in the corolla ? 



How is this stated in the schedule ? 



Are the stamens definite or indefinite ? 



Are they grown to each other ? 



What word in the schedule answers this question ? 



Dp the carpels cohere ? 



How is this expressed ? 



