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N AT VRE ST VDYIN SCHOOLS 
Course of Study. Vi. 
Grade III. 
LESSONS WITH PLANTS. 
Competitive Flower Rearing.—Select 
some plant which is hardy and will bloom 
before school closes in June. It is well 
to take a plant which the children have 
not grown before and one which has con¬ 
spicuous flow'ers. Seeds may be given 
out just before the spring vacation, and 
the children told, as before, how to rear 
the plants. Then the plants, which are 
cared for at home, may form the subject 
of some of the nature lessons at school. 
On the last day let the children bring 
their plants for an exhibition. 
Wild Plants.—The list of twenty-two 
wild plants given for the two previous 
grades could now be renewed as they 
appear are suggested for an addi¬ 
tional list, plants which are common and 
conspicuous. A little more direction 
can now be given the children in regard 
to searching for certain plants in given 
localities. It is an excellent plan for the 
teacher to go out with small groups of 
pupils occasionally in the spring and fall. 
The plant list kept on the blackboard 
should be an important feature of the 
studv. Write the name of each new 
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plant as it is brought in, with the name 
of the pupil and the date of bloom¬ 
ing. A little rivalry among the pupils 
will be a good thing. The teacher 
should call special attention to the local 
itv in which plant 
habits. 
Solomon's seal 
Spiknard 
Bellwort 
Rose 
Wild carrot. 
the is found and its 
Wild geranium 
Cinquefoil 
Columbine 
Blue marigold 
Trees.—Review the trees already 
studied and add something new. Add 
the hickory and linden, and follow the 
outlines already given for tree study. 
Pupils should recognize the trees by bark, 
leaf, fruit, general form and mode of 
branching. If possible have specimens 
of the wood. The use of these trees to 
man should be emphasized. Pupils may 
now be asked to name or plot all the 
trees on the school ground, or of some se¬ 
lected lot or square. 
Fruit—Strawberry. The teacher will 
find this common and favorite fruit a 
good subject for nature lessons. The 
manner of its growth, its method of prop¬ 
agation and the care it needs should be 
outlined. Compare the tame with the 
wild berry. Teach the children to ob¬ 
serve carefully the exact character of this 
kind of a fruit. 
Flowerless Plants.—Review the ferns 
already learned. Teach the children to 
recognize the lichens and algae as classes. 
Several species are very common. By 
consulting any elementary text-book of 
botany the teacher can get the necessary 
information in regard to life histories of 
a few kinds. R. M. 
As we hear the English sparrows chirp¬ 
ing in the bright sunshine of this Valen¬ 
tine’s day, we think that it must be true 
that this is the day when birds choose 
their mates and it is hard to imagine 
that we can have more winter. 
