Nature Teaching 



Based upon the General Principles of Agriculture, for the Use 

 of Schools, by Francis Watts, B.Sc, F.I.C, F.C.S., 

 Government Analytical and Agricultural Chemist, Lee- 

 ward Islands, West Indies, and William G. Freeman, 

 B.Sc, A.R.C.S., F.L.S., Superintendent of the Colonial 

 Collections, Imperial Institute. With Illustrations. Large 

 Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. 



SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS 



The Seed— The Root— The Stem— The Leaf— The Soil— Plant 

 Food and Manures— Flowers and Fruit — Weeds — Animal 

 Pests OF Plants— Glossary— Appendices : (i.) Suggested Courses ; 

 (ii.) Apparatus and Materials Required — Index. 



" In rural schools, where nature-study takes the form of an elementary 

 course in the principles of agriculture and school gardens are available, 

 this book will be found invaluable. The subject-matter has been care- 

 fully selected, so that a student working through it will acquire a sound 

 knowledge of essentials, without being mystified by unimportant details 

 and exceptions. The instructions for practical work are copious and 

 precise. ... A small number of very clear illustrations add to the 

 value of the book." — School World. 



Elements of Agriculture 



A Text -book prepared under the Authority of the Royal 

 Agricultural Society of England, by the late W. Fream, 

 LL.D. Eighth Edition, edited by J. R. Ainsworth 

 Davis, M.A. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 

 5s. net. 



CONTENTS 



Soil — Origin and Properties of Soils — Composition and Classification 

 of Soils — Sources of Loss and of Gain of Soils — Moisture in Soils — Im- 

 provements of Soils — Tillage — Implements for Working Soils — Manures 

 and Manuring. 



The Plant — Seeds and their Germination — Structure and Functions 

 of Plants — Cultivated Plants — Weeds — Selections of Seeds — Implements 

 for securing Crops — Grass Land and its Management — Farm Crops — 

 Fungus Pests — Insect Pests. 



The Animal — Structure and Functions of Farm Animals — Composi- 

 tion of the Animal Body — Foods and Feeding — The Art of Breeding — 

 Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs : Their Breeds, Feeding, and Management — 

 The Fattening of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs — Dairying — Index of Plants — 

 General Index. 



LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. 



