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Flowers:* Wild-ginger, yellow vetch, honey-suckle, ar- 

 butus, water-leaf, false Solomon's seal, red clover. Mean- 

 ing of color, fragrance, shapes, nectar in the flower, — de- 

 vices to attract insects to bring about pollination. (200, 207, 

 156, 154, 158, 161.) 



Weeds: In the lawn: Plantain,* dandelion,* cheeses,* 

 ground ivy, etc. Harm done; how? How destroy them? 

 (168, etc.; 230, 246 "Weeds.") 



Plant group studies: Forest,* grass lands,* swamps,* 

 dunes,* aquatic plants.* Visit places showing these groups. 

 Note the conditions of moisture, and the general character 

 of the vegetation. Show dependence upon environment. 



(156, 158, 190; 161.) 



Gardening and Elementary Agriculture: Methods 

 of plant propagation * — seeds, slips, roots, tubers, bulbs, etc. 

 Experiments with these methods. (221, 229, 222, 235.) 



Make hot-bed.* Review principle. Start tomatoes, cab- 

 bages, zinnias, pansies. Teach method of potting, trans- 

 planting. (229, 221, 222, 231.) 



Plan* the school-garden. (See Chapter XVI. 240, 481.) 

 The pupils should have individual beds if possible, and 

 several group beds for experimental planting. Plan a bed 

 for strawberries. The pupils may spade their own plots 

 if not ploughed for them. Let them select beforehand what 

 they want to plant, and plan the plot so as to meet the light 

 requirements of the plants, putting the taller to the north 

 of the others. If fertilizer is needed let pupils apply it. Se- 

 lect seeds from list, page 295. If injurious insects ap- 

 pear, look up the methods of control. (231, 222, 229, 148, 

 246, bulletins, seed catalogues.) 



Encourage the planting of a garden at home, or share in 



