MANUAL OF NATURE STUDY. 
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tures as with the thistles, etc. 2. Its nativity. 3. 
How it came to this country. 4. Its relations; for 
instance, the jimson is a near relative of the 
tobacco plant. 5. Visitors, such as bees, ants, but¬ 
terflies, flies, etc., and why they go there. 
4. Autumn Seeds .— a . Collections of. • b. 
Study of typical forms. c. Drawings. d. De¬ 
scriptions both oral and written, but principally 
oral. 
Make collection of acorns, walnuts, hickor}^ nuts, 
hazel nuts, chestnuts, all with the pod or shuck, 
if possible, so as to lead to a simple discussion of 
protection. A cocoanut within the shuck is very 
interesting by way of comparison with other nuts. 
Select, also, beans, corn, oats, always calling at¬ 
tention to the covering which may be compared in 
each case with the covering of apples, peaches, etc., 
of the preceding month. 
Oral lessons on gathering nuts, corn, oats, beans 
and cocoanuts will be very valuable to cultivate 
power of conversation. Comparative values in 
market may be considered. 
5. Preparation of Plants for Winter .—As shown 
by changes in leaves, buds and bark. This topic 
may be discussed at the conclusion of several les¬ 
sons on hibernation of animals, which see. Collect 
a great many buds after the frost has taken off the 
