Chapter 8

Garden Work 133 Combating Garden Pests 134 Cutworms; root-maggots; flea-beetles 134 Seed Germination 135

Plants for Individual Plots 137 Studies Based on Observations of Growing Plants 137 Planting and care of sweet-peas 138

Wild Flowers 139

Weeds 140

The Apple Tree 141 Field exercise; class-room lesson; field exercise following class-room lesson 141

Bird Study 143

The Toad 143 Field exercises; class-room lesson; detailed study; life history of the toad 143

The Earthworm 147 Class-room lesson; references 148

The Aquarium 149 Aquarium Specimens 150 Mosquito; study of adult form; the development; references 150 Caddice-fly 152

Insects Suitable for Lessons in Form II 153