534 NATURE STUDY. 



can see the fruit which hung from them last year. Give 

 the tree a " human interest." 



Aids in tree study. Very helpful in recognizing our 

 trees are the excellent photographs, showing the whole tree 

 in foliage and the details of bark and leaf, published by the 

 Forest Tree Photo-Reproduction Co., Chicago. The writer 

 has found the following books most generally helpful to 

 teachers in their tree study : 



Flagg's " A Year among the Trees." Educational Pub- 

 lishing Co. 



Matthews's "Trees by their Leaves." D. Appleton & 

 Co. 



NewelPs " Lessons in Botany, Part II." Ginn & Co. 



The first is an introduction to trees, an aid in under- 

 standing and appreciating the beauty of trees, and the 

 greatness of man's indebtedness to them. The titles of a 

 few sections " Autumn Woods," " The Colors of Trees," 

 " Trees in Poetry " will indicate the character of the 

 book. 



The second book, while written by a tree lover, and not 

 a mere classifier and labeller, and containing much which 

 may lead to a fuller enjoyment of our forests, is particularly 

 helpful in identifying trees by their leaves. 



Miss NewelPs book has excellent descriptions and illus- 

 trations of the flowers and fruit of our most common shade 

 and fruit trees, with much other matter on common 

 " Flowers and Fruits," written with special reference to 

 the needs of teachers. Seven years' use has proven its 

 value to teachers. 



Plan and order of study. Select two or more trees or 

 shrubs near the school. Two or three are better than one, 

 because the children can compare and contrast them, thus 



