NATURE-STUDY LESSONS. HI 



25. (a) Put the parts of the apple together and cut it 



through from stem to eye. 



(b) Separate and examine the divisions. 



if) Describe the seed-chambers, their position in 

 the apple, their length, their width, their 

 walls. 



{d) Infer why they are placed where they are. 



26. Discover the use of these walls to the seed. 



27. (a) Examine the seed ; note its two coats, its 



smoothness. 

 {b) Enumerate the various means taken to protect 

 the seed. 



D. General Observations. 



28. (a) Observe the different varieties of apples grown 



in your district. 

 {b) Name these varieties and describe as many of 

 them as you can in respect to shape, color, 

 flavor, firmness and time of ripening. 



(c) Name the best winter varieties grown in your 



neighborhood. 

 {d) Discover why they are the best. 



29. Make observations regarding the following : — 

 {a) How apples are picked and packed. 



{b) How they are stored. 



{c) The best kind of apples for shipping. 



(d) The different uses made of apples. 



E. The Codling-Moth. 



30. Procure an apple that contains or has contained a 

 larva of an insect, most probably the codling-moth. 



31. (a) Cut the apple across. 



(fi) Cut some in different directions to discover 

 the path of the insect 



