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blossoms are pollen-bearing or staminate, and how many are seed- 

 bearing ? You may know the latter by the little fruit below the flower. 



2. On a bright day see what kinds of insects are visiting the 

 flowers. Are they mostly bees? Do you find any bumblebees? Watch 

 one of the bees as it comes out of a pollen-bearing blossom and see if 

 you can see any pollen upon its body. 



3. Watch one of the bees as it leaves a pollen-bearing blossom. 

 Do you find that it ever goes to a seed-bearing blossom ? See if any 

 of the pollen is rubbed from the body of the bee upon the stigma of 

 the flower. 



4. See if any bees are at work on damp days when there is a little 

 mist or rain in the air. If any bees are at work, what kinds are they? 



1. Write or tell a little story with this title : The Pollination of the 

 Squash Blossom. If it is a cucumber you observed, make it : The Pol- 

 lination of the Cucumber Blossom. 



Follow this outline : — 



The pollen-bearing flower. 



The seed-bearing flower. 



The need of the transfer of pollen. 



The nectar that attracts the bees. 



The color that advertises the nectar. 



The bees that carry the pollen. 



The wilting of the pollen-bearing blossoms. 



The growth of the fruit. 



2. Make a drawing of the side view of each kind of flower, and, if you 

 have time, a longitudinal sectional view of the seed-bearing ovary. 



