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NATURE STUDY. 



PJg. 3. Seeds; a, a pair of maple seeds with wings; b, a seed from a Monterey pine cone 

 with a wing; c, a bur of the cockle-bur with a pair of jaws and m?ny hooks. 



act as balloons, others, as the maple, have wings, others as burs 

 of various kinds, have hooks to fasten on clothing, and still 

 others are carried by water. 



For the first lesson choose a seed that is abundant and has 

 some conspicuous, easily understood means of traveling and treat 

 it something after the manner suggested with the dandelion. Do 

 not be deterred in your choice because you do not know the name 

 of the plant, as that has nothing to do with the lesson. Use the 

 name the children use. 



