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Birds: incidental observations, to be continued through 

 the year. 



Fruits: peach, apple, pear. 



October 



Spiders: webs, egg cocoons, etc. 



Weeds: kinds, characteristics, seed dissemination, etc. 

 Vines: morning-glory, grape^ etc. 

 Fall wild flowers, especially golden-rod. 

 Trees: incidental observation to be continued through- 

 out the year; special study of nut trees: planting of nuts. 

 Bulb gardening. 



November 



Garden plants that are still living: beet, parsnip, etc. 



Forcing of bulbs. 



Golden-rod galls: other galls that may be found. 



Preparation of insects for winter. 



Honeybees. 



Effects of cold weather on plants, animals, and people. 



December 



Evergreen trees. 



Winter birds: crow, jay, chickadee, hairy and downy 

 woodpecker; put up suet or bones to attract birds to the 

 schoolhouse. 



Cat, dog, squirrel. 



January 



Field animals: rabbit, fieldmouse, gopher, ground 

 squirrel. 



