THE PSYCHOLOGY 



WINTER. 



Discover causes of cold weather — g-lacial action. 



Summarize knowledge in compositions on " Our Winter Birds ;" " The Sleep 

 of Plants ;" " Hibernation of Animals ;" " How Plants shed their Leaves." 

 Simple ph3'sical and chemical experiments. 



SPRING AND SIMMER. 



Collection and classification of plants. 



Prepare first a rudimentarv key before making" use of the botanical keys. 



Special study o'i injurious plants throughout the year, and how to destroy 

 them. 



Diseases of plants — cause and cure — rust, smut, black-knot, apple scab, 

 blight. 



Studv of fungi, mosses, lichens, ferns, externally. Poisonous plants, parasites. 



Relation of plants to insects. 



Compositions — "Cross Fertilization;" "Plant Enemies;" "Movement of 

 Plants ; ' " Relation of Plants to Soil ; ' " How Insects Benefit Plants." 



ANIMALS. 



Classifv animals into branches, thus : 



Back-boned animals — squirrel type — Vertebrata. 



Soft-bodied, boneless — snail type — Mollusca. 



Legs, man^-jointed — crayfish type — Arthropoda. 

 Classify Vertebrata in classes. 



Cat type — ]\lamvtalia. 



Bird type — Aves. 



Lizard type — Reptilia. 



Frog type — Amphibia. 



F"ish tvpe — Pisces. 



Study smaller forms of animal life, e. g., plant lice and related pests, buffalo 

 carpet beetle, caddice-flies, clothes moth. 



Make an extended study of one class of animals, birds, fish, butterflies, moths, 

 spiders. 



Let pupils develop individuality. 



Summarize as under plants. 



Relations of animals to man. 



History of certain forms, when introduced, how spread, loss to countr\- 

 annually, directly and indirectly. 



Our dutv towards animals. 



