I6O NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



seeds down here in the shade? (Some of them 

 have.) 



Here is something still stranger about these queer 

 flowers. [The teacher has a plant in the class with 

 soil on its roots.] Look as I open the soil. (There 

 are some of those queer flowers below the ground, 

 and some have gone to seed here without ever seeing 

 the light.) 



When the violet pod is ripe, what happens ? (It 

 divides into three parts and opens.) How are the 

 seeds scattered ? What becomes of them ? We will 

 plant some in this box and see if they will grow 

 for us. Mamie may care for the box this week. 



If the underground roots were all to die, might 

 we still have violets ? How ? 



[Review the life of the violet later, starting with 

 the seed.] 



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THE WILD ROSE 



The wild rose is in full bloom in June, before our 

 schools are closed, and is a very simple flower for 

 study. The following are some of the points in 

 which the children will be interested: 



