CHAPTER XXIV 

 WORK FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAYS 



PHOTOGRAPHS NATURE CALENDARS AND NOTE-BOOKSSURVEY 

 MAPS COLLECTIONS 



PHOTOGRAPHS 



THE owner of a camera will be able, as suggested in Chapter XXI, to 

 secure in the spring, series of pictures showing the appearance of 

 flower and leaf-buds in different stages, illustrating more or less 

 completely their methods of growth. It may also not be too late 

 in the Easter holidays to obtain pictures of trees without their 

 leaves, while such as produce their blossoms before their foliage 

 appears can at this time be taken in flower. A few birds' nests will 

 no doubt be found which will serve as models, and photographs of 

 clouds may also be made as at other times.* 



NATURE CALENDARS AND NOTE-BOOKS 



Some nature students will find the keeping of a nature calendar, 

 year by year, an unfailing source of interest. Such a record differs 

 somewhat from the ordinary nature note-books, in that an endeavour 

 is made specially to record the times of appearance or disappearance 

 of animals, and of the opening of flowers, the formation of fruits, 

 and such like occurrences. The greater the trouble spent upon the 

 work, the more valuable will it be, and in the course of years a con-- 



* See Appendix. 



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