TOPICAL OUTLINE BY GRADES AND SEASONS 97 



meadow grasshopper makes its music; the snowy tree 

 cricket found on raspberry bushes; compare with the black 

 cricket; consider, as relatives of the grasshopper, the cock- 

 roach and methods of exterminating them in houses; ar- 

 range a few breeding cages to obtain eggs of the grasshopper 

 and cricket. 



Winter. — Biological: Preparation for garden work by 

 planting seeds in greenhouse; study of the winter wood- 

 peckers, the hairy and the downy. 



Physical: Simple experiments in magnetism and elec- 

 tricity; construction of galvanic cell; electro-magnets; 

 electroplating. 



Spring. — Garden: Measure the fifth grade garden ac- 

 curately and draw to scale; different methods of propagat- 

 ing flowering plants; plant salvia, lobelia, snapdragon, 

 gladiolus, and tuberose; beets; plant seeds and set out 

 roots; a type of biennial; plant rutabagas, turnip, parsnip, 

 navy beans, mangoes, parsley; continue the study of rasp- 

 berry and blackberry; strawberry; uncover beds; note 

 propagation by runners; flower; fruit; culture; marketing. 



Trees: The gray birch and the paper birch studied at 

 intervals during the term; the fruit; the seeds; the wood in 

 furniture making; the uses of the bark; flowers and fruit of 

 beech and ash; dig up a few of the peach seedlings planted 

 the previous fall to determine how the young plants get out 

 of the stone. 



Lawns: Bluegrass; observation of its condition at the 

 beginning of spring; its habits of growth; the characteristics 

 that make it a good lawn former; the care of lawns; how 

 to make a good lawn; the selection of grass seed; test of 

 grass seed obtained in local market; dandelion as a lawn 



