12 MANUAL OF NATURB STUDY. 



SECOND YEAR. 



A. — Plant Life. 



1. Autumn Fruits. — Apple, plum, grape, etc. 

 a. Collection of. b. Study typical forms, c. Draw- 

 ings, d. Descriptions, botli oral and written. It 

 will require several lessons for the rounding up of 

 the work on fruits. 



Review the work of the first year, giving par- 

 ticular attention to comparison in size, color, shape, 

 consistency, external covering, whether hairy or 

 smooth, number of seeds in each, market value 

 of each, etc. Manner of hanging on the tree or vine. 



Also discuss to some G^tent function of the fruit, 

 and the dangers through which fruit must pass in 

 order to reach maturity, the adaptability of cover- 

 ing to guard against dangers. These mere hints 

 will prepare the way for a more systematic discus- 

 sion of the colorations, enemies and protectors, 

 higher up in the grades of school work. 



Drawings. — Peach as a whole, apple as a whole, 

 plum as a whole, a single grape, a cluster of grapes; 

 a half peach cut to show the seed, a half apple cut 

 to show the seeds, a half plum cut to show the seed; 

 a peach with a few leaves on twig, an apple with a 

 few leaves on twig, a plum with a few leaves on 

 twig, a bunch of grapes with a few leaves on vine. 



