14 BULLETIN" 305, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Are there any wild flowers or weeds blooming or maturing seed by 

 the roadside or in the field, orchard, pasture, or garden this month ? 

 Answer the following questions and record in the class notebook: 

 Name? Where found? Kind of blossom, if any? Appearance of 

 seed? How scattered— by wind, by animals, by birds, by water or 

 by being attached to clothing of people or skins of animals ? Which 

 are harmful? Which useful? Keep accurate records of all plants 

 named and studied. Any flowers or weeds you are unable to recog- 

 nize pack securely and mail to the State college of agriculture with 

 the following letter: 



Gentlemen: 



I am sending to you by this mail securely packed a plant found by pupils of my 

 school. Kindly give us the name, and state whether it is troublesome or useful. 

 Very truly, yours, 



Practical exercises. — Select and mount garden seeds, wild flower 

 and weed seeds maturing this month. (For instructions see Farmers' 

 Bui. 586.) 



Plant fall onions in the home or school plats. Care for the young 

 plants in the garden and observe their parts — roots, stems, leaves. 

 (See planting table in Appendix.) 



Correlations. — -Language lessons: Short written narrations and de- 

 scriptions are features of practical exercises covering such points as 

 where seeds were found, method of scattering, and general appear- 

 ance. Garden notes form the basis for short written stories. 



Drawing: Make drawings of the wild flowers and wild seeds studied 

 this month. Sketches showing the parts of young garden plants 

 should be made. 



ANIMALS. 



Review. — Continue the work of learning at sight the names of all 

 kinds of domestic and wild animals and birds. Keep a record of the 

 buds that leave this month. Some few will seek a warmer climate. 

 Be on the alert for the arrival of new birds. These are of two kinds — • 

 those on their way south and those that come to spend the winter. 

 Do they travel in flocks or alone ? What do they eat ? Among the 

 transients look for the ruby-crowned kinglet and the hermit thrush. 

 Among the winter residents look for yellow-bellied sapsucker, downy 

 woodpecker, purple finch, and phoebe. (See Farmers' Buls. 54 

 and 630.) 



Continue the study of the use of feathers on the different parts of 

 the body — shedding water, warmth, flying, balancing in air and on 

 perches, propping on trees. 



New work assigned. — The cow is one of the most useful animals and 

 should be given the very best treatment. Study the cow this month 

 to be able to answer the following questions: 



