. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 930 Rural School Leaflet PLANT STUDY The Editor Perhaps no one of the nature-study lessons for this year offers more opportunity for interesting work than the recognition of plants. It sug- gests some informal discussions that often bring about the most valuable nature interest. All children enjoy the wild flowers. In teaching them to recognize a fe
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 930 Rural School Leaflet PLANT STUDY The Editor Perhaps no one of the nature-study lessons for this year offers more opportunity for interesting work than the recognition of plants. It sug- gests some informal discussions that often bring about the most valuable nature interest. All children enjoy the wild flowers. In teaching them to recognize a few each year we have opportunity to discuss the preservation of our native flora, which is a important lesson. It is surprising how many persons carelessly uproot some of our rarest plants, or thoughtlessly '^ mutilate shrubs and trees as they walk along the highways. Respect for wild life should be a part of every child's education. It would be a good plan to place on the blackboard a list of plants for study this year, and find how niany the child- ren know. Ask for descriptions, and then proceed to suggest observations that will add to their knowledge of the plants al- ready known. Send them on a quest for the un- familiar ones and ask them to gather but one or two specimens of the flowers that are scarce. The specific differences in plants become very interesting to boys and girls. Send the class out to look for a trillium that is different from the first one brought to school in spring. Have them note differences in the habit of the plant, in the blossom, or in the leaf. Have as many speci- mens as possible of the lily family brought to school. Note any points of similarity in the plants of near kin. Probably all of our boys and girls know a willow tree, but very few know what a large number of different kinds can be found in this State. Encour- age the pupils to search for the willows that differ in any way. Learning to note the differences in plants nearly related t
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