FALL PLANT STUDY. 359 



Review the work and parts of the whole plant as some- 

 thing for beautifying the world, and for making seeds 

 which will grow and make the world more beautiful next 

 year. How has each part helped in beautifying the world 

 and in making seeds ? How is each part made or fitted for 

 its work ? 



" Flowers of the Fallow " may be read again, or parts of 

 Longfellow's poem, " Flowers/'' They will be better under- 

 stood now. The following from Wordsworth's " Primrose 

 on the Rock " will now mean something, even to the little 

 children, and will give them the best closing thought. 



" The flowers, still faithful to the steins, 

 Their fellowship renew ; 

 The stems are faithful to the root, 

 That worketh out of view ; 

 And to the rock the root adheres 

 In every fibre true. 



Close clings to earth the living rock, 

 Though threatening still to fall ; 

 The earth is constant to her sphere ; 

 And God upholds them all : 

 So blooms this lonely plant, nor dreads 

 . Her annual funeral." 



The Mallow as a Type. After one plant has been stud- 

 ied somewhat carefully, another should be studied more 

 rapidly, and the two compared. With little children the 

 results will be better if the study of the second plant is 

 completed before any comparison is attempted. If the 

 parts of the second plant are compared with the corre- 

 sponding parts of the first plant, before all of the second 

 has been studied, the little children are more apt to get the 

 two plants confused. At least two plants should be stud- 

 ied before going on to another topic, such as dissemination 

 of seeds. This will make the ideas of the children broader 

 and more general. 



