. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. FLOWERLESS PLANTS 389. "fiddleheads" of the young fronds are interesting. On rocky ledges and cliffs are found various spleenworts and cliff brakes, and in the marshy lowlands are shield ferns and others. Ferns make fine herbarium mounts. As far as possible get the children interested in col- lecting, pressing, and naming the ferns of their locality. Have them notice weU the habitat of each. Let them dig up fern root- stalks and plant them in a shady comer by the school-house or at home. The north side of build- ings i
. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. FLOWERLESS PLANTS 389. "fiddleheads" of the young fronds are interesting. On rocky ledges and cliffs are found various spleenworts and cliff brakes, and in the marshy lowlands are shield ferns and others. Ferns make fine herbarium mounts. As far as possible get the children interested in col- lecting, pressing, and naming the ferns of their locality. Have them notice weU the habitat of each. Let them dig up fern root- stalks and plant them in a shady comer by the school-house or at home. The north side of build- ings is a good place. The ground should be rich, containing much decayed wood. Chips, sawdust, leaves, or rotten logs and stumps should be buried in the soil where the ferns are to grow. Maidenhair, and other wood ferns, and the cliff brake do well in window-boxes. Examine the rootstalk and note the young shoots. Observe the way the frond is lobed and dissected. Examine the under side of a ripe frond, and note the little spots on the lobes. These are spore (not seed) cases. Shake out some of these spores on a sheet of white paper and note their minuteness and great number. Try to raise some fern from the spores. Sow the spores on some earth in a flower pot, and wash them in by sprinkling with water. Cover with a piece of glass and keep moist and warm. A curious plant often found on sandy, or gravelly, wet banks along rivers and railroads is the Horsetail or Scouring Rush Fig. 165. Spore Dots on the Under Side of a Fern Leaflet. (Photomicrograph.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holtz, Frederick Leopold, 1870-. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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