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Course of Study. X. 
Grade V. 
LESSONS WITH PLANTS. 
Wild Flower Bed.—This work may 
be substituted for the competitive flower 
Trees.-WUlows, cedar, juniper, larch. 
Willows afford a good opportunity for 
the study of flowers which are inconspic¬ 
uous. The last three plants should be 
compared with the conifers previously 
studied in regard to leaf, fruit and wood. 
Fruits.—Melons are suggested here as 
a good subject for fall study. The com¬ 
parison of stem, leaves and fruit will af¬ 
ford an opportunity for pupils to begin 
the study of plant families, a work 
which should be taken up more formally 
m succeeding years as a part of the prep¬ 
aration for the study of Botany in the 
high school. 
rearing of previous years. There may be 
a flower bed on the school grounds; but 
it is usually possible for any child to have 
a small plot of ground at home in which 
he may transplant his favorite wild 
flowers. 
Wild Plants.—Pupils should now be 
encouraged to keep individual lists. The 
school list should be preserved from 
year to year for comparison as to time of 
flowering, locality, etc. Remember that 
plants need not be exterminated by the 
pupils in this study; rather let it be the 
aim to protect rare and beautiful species 
like the lady slipper. Besides the other 
lines of work which have already been 
suggested, emphasize the relation of in¬ 
sects to flowers. 
Evening primrose 
Meadow lily 
Jewel weed 
Spurge 
Beggersticks 
Raspberry 
Catnip 
Iris 
Bishop's cap 
Mandrake 
Skunk cabbage 
Dicentrae 
Sarsaparilla 
Clovers 
Addertongue 
Flowerless Plants—Moulds and yeast. 
A minute study of the moulds is not in¬ 
tended; but rather a gross examination 
of a few common forms in order that the 
pupils may recognize them as groups 
and understand some of the main feat¬ 
ures of the life histories as the observa¬ 
tional work is supplemented by the 
teacher. The practical use of yeast 
should be demonstrated and explained 
in the school room. 
R. M. 
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