JANUARY 143 



root of the pea and that of the wheat ? What has hap- 

 pened to the stem of the pea ? Look at the tip of tliis 

 stem. What do you find there ? Touch them. Why is 

 this tip bent under ? But the pea does not have to push 

 its way through dirt or anything else in your tumbler, so 

 why should it be arched here ? How does the stem of 

 the wheat differ from that of the pea ? AVhy ? 



Still Older Seedlings: Why was the root of the pea 

 branched ? Why was the stem uncoiled ? What similar 

 changes have taken place in the Avheat ? 



Still Older Seedlings : Compare the netted veined, com- 

 pound stipulate leaves of the pea with the simple parallel- 

 veined leaf of the wheat. Teach the term " seed leaf." 



Give them all the stages of the pea to arrange in order 

 and to draw. Require the labelling of the following parts, 

 — root, branch, leaf, tendril, seed leaves. 



Give them all the stages of the wheat to arrange and 

 draw in the same way. 



Teach them something of the Pea family, with its 

 butterfly-like flowers, and its very useful seeds. Its 

 best known members are the bean, clover, locust, and 

 peanut. 



To the Grass family , belong not only the grass and 

 wheat, but also corn and all the other grains. 



LITERATURE 

 Stories : 



Little Grain of Wlieat, Mrs. Burnett. This is published in the 

 Little St. Elizabeth volume. 

 _JFive Peas in a Pod, Andersen. 

 Unopened Parcels, Mrs. Gatty's Parables from Nature. 



