HEATH FAMILY 85 
8. Where is the nectar secreted? 
9. How is the odor of the flower useful to the 
plant? 
10. How do the leaves compare in texture with 
the leaves of most of the spring wild flow- 
ers? 
(B) Write for your wild flower booklet a little essay 
concerning the Mayflower, using the following 
outline : 
Where it grows. 
When it blossoms. 
Description of stem and leaf. 
Description of flowers. 
How it attracts bumble-bees. 
How it prevents ants from stealing nectar. 
(C) Illustrate this essay with these drawings: Leaf 
and flowers attached to the stem; Longitudinal 
cross sections of two flowers, showing the vari- 
ations of pistil and stamens; or a longitudinal 
cross. section of the corolla, showing the hairs 
projecting from its inner surface. 
(D)_ Read the account of the Mayflower found on pages 
18 to 32 of Ten New England Blossoms and 
their Insect Visitors. 
(E) Copy into your booklet the lines on page 84 
and any other verses concerning the Mayflower 
you can find. 
