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has taken the place of the flowers ? What is the use of this 

 feathery mass? Can you find one seed with the tuft of 

 hairs or plume attached to it? How late do the seeds 

 remain on the plant? Does the entire plant die in the 

 fall? The pupils will not be able to answer this from 

 present observation, but they may from past experience. 

 Have they noticed whether the golden-rod appears in the 

 same spot year after year ? While they die down to the 

 ground every winter, the underground part remains alive 

 for many years. Is there more than one species of golden- 

 rod in the district? 



Make a comparative study of the asters. Much of the 

 observation for these studies may be made as the children 

 are on their way to and from school. 



Helpful Books: How to Know the Wild Flowers, Dana; 

 Field Book of American Wild Flowers, Mathews; Flowers 

 of Field, Hill, and Swamp, Creevey. 



