50 The Nature-Study Exhibition 



cultivations. At Laira Green School, Plymouth, there are 

 both fresh- and salt-water aquaria. Orlestone School has 

 already been mentioned in connection with pond-life studied 

 in school. It has also terraria, in which the life-histories of 

 familiar reptiles are worked out, and insects are also reared. 

 This school may be taken as an example of one situated 

 in the country. Dulwich Hamlet School and Goodrich 

 Road Schools (for Boys), where moths and butterflies are 

 reared, showed what may be done in town. Even if native 

 insects are not forthcoming, silkworm eggs may be procured 

 for a few pence from a dealer, as was done by the Kepler 

 Board School, Leeds, where the life-history of the moth was 

 observed. 



Seeds, which are easily germinated, have been frequently 

 made use of in schools, and bulbs, even those of the onion, 

 have been pressed into service and their growth watched, 

 as at the Queen's Road School, Leeds (Junior Department). 

 It was made evident that many plants can be grown in pots 

 and window-boxes to advantage, in cases where no garden is 

 available. 



As an instance of a school where the various standards 

 have each a school garden, and use it for the growing and 

 observing of plants, as an important part of their Nature- 

 study, Chislehurst Board School, Orpington, Kent, might be 

 singled out. 



C. Field Work, being a very general term, may be 

 considered under the following headings: — (i) Rambles, 

 (2) Journeys, (3) Visits, (4) Natural History Societies. 



(i) Rambles. — Rambles were most abundantly illustrated 

 at the exhibition, and below are given a number of descrip- 

 tions of these. 



The following plan has been devised at Llangollen Boys* 

 Board School: — 



*• I. Open-air IVorJd.—Eaxh class in rotation is taken out to the country 



