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3. Make another list of these violets according to 
whether they are stemmed or stemless 
species and still another as to whether the 
flowers are bearded or beardless. 
4. What insects have you seen visiting the violet 
flowers? 
5. When bees visit these blossoms how do they 
alight upon them? 
6. Are there nectar guides in any of the violets 
that are common in your vicinity? 
7. Can you find small, closed, more or less un- 
derground flowers on any of the plants? 
What sort of seed-pods do the violets develop? 
Have you ever seen these pods open explo- 
sively to scatter the seeds? 
io. Have you ever found any violet blossoms in 
autumn? 
(B) Write an account with the title: Violets I Have 
Seen. Mention some distinguishing character- 
istics of each species and tell where it 
grows. 
(C) Make careful drawings of leaves and flowers of 
at least three species of violets. 
(D) Read pages 15 to 18 in Blossom Hosts and Insect 
Guests; also page 28 to 31 in Nature’s Garden. © 
(E) Copy carefully into your wild flower booklet one 
or more of the following verses: 
Violets dim, 
But sweeter than the lids of Juno’s eyes, 
Or Cytherea’s breath. 
Shakespeare. 
