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NATURE STUDY. 



weed, thistle, maple, burdock, 

 particularly good for study. 



The maple seedlings are 



Fig. 70. Germination of Maple Seedlings. 



APRIL TREE AND BUD STUDY. 



It seems wise to centre the plant study during April about 

 the seeds and their germination. Much of what was ob- 

 served in March in the study of the buds forced in the 

 schoolroom can be reviewed in April by out-door observation. 



It will be well to observe also during April the forma- 

 tion from the flower and the early stages of growth of the 

 winged seeds of the white maple and red maple. The 

 sugar or rock maple or hard maple usually flowers during 

 the latter part of April. 



Fig. 71. Deuelopment of Buds of Norway Maple. 



