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window-sill with northern exposure. Here it should 

 soon send up its blossom stalk. 



RECORD OF GROWTH. 



1. Bulb: shape, size, color; name of variety. Date of 



planting. 



2. Development of crown of leaves when brought from 



basement. If in water, length of roots. 



3. Date of first open flower; length of flowering period. 



Height of leaves. 



4. Color, shape, and structure of single flower; number of 



lobes; number of stamens; color of pollen; pistil. 



5. Note of culture details considered best for another year. 



DRAWINGS FOR BOOKLETS. 



1. Bulb: whole bulb and one in vertical cross-section, if 



your teacher can furnish the latter. 



2. Leaf crown when brought from basement. 



3. If one growing in water is available, root development 



when brought from basement. 



4. Leaves and flowers of plant in bloom. 



THE STORY. 



Write a little story with this title: "My Hyacinth." Tell 

 what the bulb looked like, how you planted it, where 

 you put it, how long you left it there, how much the 

 roots and leaves had grown when you brought it out, 

 when it blossomed, and what you did with the plant 

 in blossom. If you gave it to your mother or some 

 sick friend, tell whether she thought it pretty and the 

 perfume sweet. Adapt your drawings as illustra- 

 tions for the story. 



