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each of the root, leaves, flowers, fruit and seed. 

 If you have never done any drawing at all, 

 take what flat organs the plant possesses, place 

 them face downwards upon the page and fol- 

 low their outline with a pencil. Leaves, some 

 seed-vessels, and many sepals and petals may 

 be treated in this manner. After lifting up 

 the " model" the veining, spots, or other mark- 

 ings can be added to the drawing without much 

 trouble. Stamens and pistils are usually very 

 simple to draw, and you will soon get into the 

 way of sketching flowers whose petals are 

 united and irregularly shaped. The drawing 

 may be colored with chalks or water-color paint 

 if desired, but most students will be satisfied 

 with a pencil outline and a small amount of 

 " shading." 



Those who prefer to make their sketches 

 upon proper drawing- or painting-paper can 

 easily paste these into the Note-book. 



But whatever else your Nature Note-book 

 does or does not contain, it must include the 

 records of your own observations. The facts 

 that a student discovers for himself are of the 

 greatest value. You will find all kinds of de- 



