CHAPTER IX 

 MAY AND JUNE 



Easy Poems 

 May, 



Signs of May, }^«^^J°y'^ ^^^""'^ ^" ^^^^«- 



More Difficult Poems : 



Extract from Lowell's Under the Willows. ' 



May, Celia Thaxter. I 



PLANTS 



In May and Jnne should be continued the study of the 

 trees already described in Chap. VIII. 



The children should also learn to distinguish between 

 ferns, mosses, lichens, and toadstools, and something of 

 the structure of each. 



The following flowering plants should be studied : Dan- 

 delion, daisy, apple, strawberry, buttercup, and clover. 

 If it is desired to add to this number, take jack-in-the- 

 pulpit, shepherd's purse, chickweed, or sheep's sorrel. 

 These are suggested not because of their greater interest, 

 but because of the fact that except the first, children will 

 find them growing even in city streets. 



The Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). 



Facts : 



The dandelion has a very thick tap root, which, like 

 the rest of the plant, is full of milky juice. The leaves 



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