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school room as well as to improve the minds of the pupils. Scholars 

 shouM be encouraged to draw sii'n plenatural objects, and the best work 

 should become a part of the school collection. This is one means 

 of cultivating the natural fondness for expression by drawing and color- 

 ing which has been too little helped by our schools. 



Books on Natuhe Subjects. 



The Department of Education now grants liberal assistance ta 

 school boards in forming libraries for public schools, and many such 

 have been established in recent years. Each of these should contain 

 good books of reference in the various departments of Nature Study. 

 Children should be encouraged to use these in supplementing their 

 observations, but never as text-book 3 or as substitutes for original 

 work. The teacher, too, needs the help of suitable books of reference 

 and cannot do his best work without them. We give here a list of 

 recent Canadian books ; similar lists of American publications may be 

 had from booksellers or publishers. 



Guide to Nature Study, Crawford ; Copp Clark Co. - - - .90 

 Modern Nature Study, Silcox & Stevenson ; Morang & Co. - .75 



Public School Nature Study, Crawford ; Scott, Dearness and 



Elliot ; Copp Clark Co. - - - - - .40 



Agriculture, James ; Morang & Co. - - - - . -30 



High School Botany, Pt. 2, Spotton ; Gage & Co. - - - .60 



Sylvan Ontario, a guide to our trees and shrubs, Muldrew ; Briggs. .75 

 Birds of Ontario, Mcllwraith ; Briggs . . - 2.00 



The following publications may be had free by teachers upon request 

 to the Department of Agriculture, Toronto : — 



Reports of Entomological Society. 



Birds of Ontario in relation to Agiiculture, - - Nash. 



Nature Study, or Stories in Agriculture - The Staff of the 0. A. C, 



The Weeds of Ontario, _ _ _ Harrison and Lochhead. 



Insects and Plant Diseases. . - - Pan ton and Lochhead. 



The Teaching of Agriculture in our Public Schools, - James, 



The Grasses of Ontario, - - - - Day and Harrison. 



