A GRADED COURSE IN TREE STUDY 



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from the tree and put them in water and let the pupils see the 

 young leaves burst the bud scales and expand. Later call their 

 attention to the color of the young leaves and a sketch should be 

 made of the tree in May when it is again in full leaf. 



Fourth Grade. — In this grade the pupils should learn to dis- 

 tinguish the different kinds of maples, oaks, poplars, and pines 

 which are common in the locality. This may be accomplished by 

 a collection of leaves, each mounted on a card and labeled; in 

 addition a specimen of the fruit should be either fastened to the 

 card or skteched upon it. 



In this grade the pupils should understand what is meant by 

 a compound leaf which they will find in the hickories, horsechest- 

 nuts, and locusts, etc. For the study of a compound leaf note 

 the following: of how many leaflets is it composed; the shape of 

 the leaflets; do the leaflets have petioles; are the edges of the 

 leaflets toothed; which of the leaflets is the largest and which is 

 the smallest; are the 

 leaflets paired and oppo- 

 site each other; are the 

 leaves opposite each other 

 on the twig or are they 

 alternate ? 



For supplementary 

 reading use the stories 

 of famous trees. 



Fifth Grade — The 

 pupils of this grade 

 should be interested in 

 the tree as a whole and 

 perhaps there is no better 

 way to accomplish this 

 than making card mounts 

 which shall include a leaf, 

 a blossom if possible, the 

 fruit, a bit of the bark, a 

 cross-section and a length- 

 wise section of the wood, 

 and an account written 

 of the tree, where found, for what used, etc. It takes some time to 

 make these mounts and each pupil should contribute one to the school 



Leaf and acorn of red oak mounted 



on a card. 



Fourth grade work. 



