490 NATURE-STUDY 



Relation between insects and flowers, mutual benefits, our 

 benefit. (200, 207, 215, 156, 158, 161, 238, page 289.) Re- 

 lation of birds to insects (120, 108, 33, 34, 3, 246 "Common 

 Birds," Year-books of the Department of Agriculture. See 

 Chapter XIV.) 



Parasitic Insects: Ichneumon flies, etc. Benefit to us. 

 (148, 148a, 132, 136, 130, 33, 34.) 



Plants. 



Gardening and Agriculture: Put garden in order 

 after the summer's neglect. 



Exhibit of corn raised in competition at home, and judging 

 and giving award. Exhibit of vegetables and flowers, nature 

 paintings, and drawings, note books, mounted plants, insect 

 collections, etc. A good plan would be to exhibit at the 

 county fair. Visit fair and observe products of the farm, 

 garden and orchard. (Corn judging 222, 241, 228, 226, etc.) 



Set out bulbs for spring flowering. Later, protect beds and 

 plants for the winter. Clean up. (221, 229, 224, bulb 

 catalogues.) 



Useful Plants : The native fruit industry — Apple, peach 

 grape, orange. 



Study the fruit* briefly. Derive it from the flower.* 

 Nursery work with fruit trees. Orchards, planting and care. 

 Injurious insects and fungi. Remedies (See above — Insects; 

 and Rusts and Blights below.) Picking and shipping. Fruit 

 regions. Climatic conditions. Best varieties in the locality. 

 Value of the crops. Encourage home fruit growing. Visit 

 a commission house. (238, 232, 313, 222, 241, etc., geog- 

 raphies and commercial geographies, Agricultural Year-books, 

 nursery catalogues.) 



