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all that is possible under school conditions, which at present usually prevent the 
attainment of the ideal. The illusiiations are avowedly unpretentious, but they 
are very much to the point (see figure 6). 
(i) Bulb before planting ; (2, 3) early stages of growth ; (4, 5) later stages of 
growth, showing positions adopted by the young flower bud ; (6) a flower which 
has just emerged from its sheath ; (SA, f) division of the perianth ; (r) the large 
corona ; (7) flowers fully open and showing the slightly drooping position adopted. 
(From “ Plant Life, Studies in Garden and School,” by the courtesy of Messrs. 
Methuen and Co.) 
If, as has been maintained, the child at the outset of Nature Study should 
“ face existence whole,” we may well ask why “ Studies in School and Garden” 
should be confined to plants. 
