Literature and Art 



797 



Lesson 127 

 BUDS 



Describe the appearance of 

 trees and bushes in winter. 



Tell how they look in the 

 spring. 



From what do the leaves and 

 blossoms come ? 



Tell all you can of the color, 

 size, and shape of buds. 



Tell what you notice about the 

 arrangement of the buds on the 

 twigs. When were they formed 1| 

 upon the trees and bushes? 



How were the buds protected 

 during the cold weather ? 



What causes the leaves and 

 blossoms to appear? 



SUGGESTED WORK 



Bring twigs to school from as many 

 varieties of trees as possible. Make paint- 

 ings or drawings of one twig of each kind. Place the twigs in water and 

 watch to see what happens. 



After a week make another painting or drawing of the same twig, showing 

 what changes have taken place. 



Watch the trees from which the twigs came to see if a similar change 

 takes place there. Keep a record of the date on which each kind of tree blossoms. 

 Watch for any visitors that may come to the tree. Try to find why they come. 



Write a paper to put with your drawings, giving anything of interest about 

 the tree that you have not been able to tell in your picture of it. 



If you have in your collection of woods a leaf, a specimen of the bark, and 

 a cross section from the same kind of tree, add the twig, and your paper upon 

 the tree to that collection. 



How the buds are arranged 



