4o6 NATURE-STUDY 



of the nut gro\L'. The work should be a preparation for the 

 oljservance of Thanksgiving Day. (Fruit: N, S, 238, cata- 

 k)gues of nurseries. Nuts: N, S, 220. Vegetables: P, S, R, 

 garden catalogues.) 



Trees: Studied for identification, for their beauty, 

 changes with the season,* fruit, benefits. (L. N, 173, etc.) 

 Hard maple,* oak,* elm, chestnut.* Observe the leaf colors,* 

 the beauty of masses of foliage. Pick out the various colors. 

 Try to associate them with particular trees — especially the 

 maple and elm. Collect leaves to use in art work. Observe 

 the landscape during the waning season, and note the 

 changes, the beauty in each aspect. (L, X9, 216.) 



Flowers: Visit the school garden and note the kinds 

 still in blossom, learning the names of the commoner kinds. 

 Note fragrance and beauty. Collect, and arrange bouc|uets. 

 Gather the autumn sunflowers,* asters,* daisies,* golden- 

 rod,* and dandelion.* Learn their common names. Note 

 the abundance of these wild flowers, and the masses of 

 color they produce, their beauty in their natural situations. 

 Gather bouquets for school. Observe them going to seed — 

 dandelion. Blow off the fruits, sec them sail.* Collect other 

 seeds that sail — milkweed,* thistle.* (M, N.) 



Winter 

 Animals. 



Mammals: Milk and meat (S, T), the dairy (R, T). 

 Visit a barnyard, obser\'e the feeding, etc. of the cows * and 

 calves. Go into the barn and note arrangement for the care 

 of the cattle. Visit dairy, note milking, cans, etc. Study 

 the benefits we derive from the cow — milk, meat, leather, 

 butter, cheese. Simple study of how these things are 



