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Classification. — Distinctive characteristics of three or four families 

 (September, October, May, and June). 



Flowerless Plants. — Mosses and their reproduction. Comparison with 

 ferns (September). Liverworts and their reproduction. Comparison with 

 horse-tails (May). 



EIGHTH YEAR. 



Special Work for Year. — Physiology and Morphology. 



Special Aim. — To study the life processes of the plant; to learn to rec- 

 ognize parts under all forms and conditions, and thus distinguish between 

 essentials and non-essentials ; to make broader generalizations and group- 

 ings; to broaden the outlook of the pupils. 



Physiology. — Experimental study of special work, function, or physi- 

 ology of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers (April to June). 



Morphology. — A study of the various forms of the same organ, of 

 roots, stems, leaves, and flowers (April to June). 



Classification. — A careful study, with exact drawings and descrip- 

 tions, of several plants, emphasizing classification (September and October). 



Flowerless Plants. — Collection and recognition of lower flowerless 

 plants, such as mushrooms, lichens, and sea-weeds. 



NINTH YEAR. 



Work for this year must depend, for some time, on preparatory work 

 done during earlier years; hence it is not outlined in detail. The special 

 aim of the work of this year is to study the plant world in its relations to 

 man, and more particularly the uses man makes ©f plant products. 



BOOKS OF REFERENCE FOR TEACHERS. 



The best book is the book of nature. None of the books named can 

 take the place of the careful study of the plant itself. 



1. Newell's Lessons in Botany, Part 1 — Seed to Leaf — Ginn & Co. . . .$ .55 



2. Newell's Lessons in Botany, Part 2 — Flowers and Fruit — Ginn & Co. .90 



3. Newell's Reader in Botany, Part 1 — Ginn & Co 70 



4. Newell's Reader in Botany, Part 2 — Ginn & Co 70 



5. Hale's Little Flower People— Ginn & Co 45 



6. How to Know the Wild Flowers — Charles Scribner's Sons 1.50 



7. Apgar's Trees of United States — American Book Co 1.50 



8. Laurie's How Plants Feed— MacMillan & Co 35 



9. McDougal's Plant Physiology— Henry Holt & Co 1.00 



10. Spaulding's Introdviction to Botany— D. C. Heath & Co 90 



11. Bergen's Glimpses of Plant World — Lee & Shepard 75 



12. Pratt's Fairyland of Flowers — Educational Publishing Co 1.50 



Nos. 1 and 2 are helpful in all general study of structure. 



Nos. 8, 4, and 5 tell about plant life, work and adaptation to work. 



Nos. 6 and 7 aid in identifying flowers and trees. 



Nos. 8, 9, and 10 are helpful in the study of plant physiology. 



No. 11 treats largely of the flowering plants. 



No. 12 is good for classification and literature. 



