the window garden or flower beds are morning glories and pansies. Let them plant the morning glory seeds, and transplant the pansies and geraniums.

Show them how carefully the roots must be placed in the ground, that the earth must be rich, finely pulverized and carefully laid over the tender roots and then pressed down upon them so as to hold them firmly in the ground. Show them that it is necessary that they be shielded from the sun until the roots have started to grow again in the new home.

SEAT WORK AND DRAWING.

Let each child draw upon paper or blackboard a figure showing the shape of his flower bed or garden, or one he expects to make. Which pupils prefer square beds; round beds; triangular shaped; oblongs? Why?

Let another group cut from paper the squares, oblongs, etc., which represent their flower beds. Let them draw upon these, pictures of the flowers or plants which they are to plant, or write the names of the seeds already planted in beds.

DRAWING.

Paint, draw, or cut a morning glory vine, with leaves and blossoms. Cut and compare the first leaves with those appearing later.

SONG.

"Morning Glories," Child Garden of Song, Tomlins.

LITERATURE.

"The Plant Household," Emily Poulsson.

"The Morning Glory Vine," Plan Book.

Ask pupils to bring flower and seed catalogues and advertising cards. The flowers, plants, and seeds may be cut from these and used to illustrate the lessons on gardening, germination, and flower lessons.

These may be pasted on drawing or writing paper and the children allowed to write sentences or stories about them.

SEAT WORK.

Write the the names of all the flowers that have blossomed this month.

THE LITTLE PLANT.

KATE L. BROWN.

In the heart of a seed,

Buried deep, so deep,

A dear little plant

Lay fast asleep.

"Wake!" said the sunshine,

"And creep to the light."

"Wake!" said the voice

Of the raindrops bright.

The little plant heard,

And it rose to see

What the wonderful

Outside world might be.

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A LITTLE MORNING GLORY SEED.

-Sel.

One sunny day in May a little girl planted a morning glory seed. It was a tiny seed with a hard, brown coat.

This little girl made a hole in the ground with a stick and then put the seed in the hole and covered it with earth.

Then she said, "Now, little seed, grow, grow, grow. Grow until you are a tall green vine. I want to see your pretty green leaves. I want to see your lovely trumpet flowers."

Little Mary went into the country to visit her grandma. John forgot the little seed. It was left to take care of itself. The ground where it lay was very dry. There had been no rain for a long time. The wee seed could not grow at all. It lay in the dry earth many days. It was very tired. It said to the ground: "O ground, please give me a few drops. of water. Please soften my coat. It is so hard and tight, I cannot get my arms out. I shall never be a vine."

The ground answered, "I have not a drop of water to give you, little seed. You must ask the rain."

The little seed called to the rain: "O rain, I am a little morning glory seed, way down in the ground. I want to get out into the bright world, but I cannot. My coat is too hard. Won't you come down and wet the ground? My coat will then become soft. I shall be able to burst it open, and push out my two seed-leaves. Then I shall soon be a vine."

"I would like to help you," said the rain, "but I cannot, unless the clouds hang lower."

"O clouds," said the little seed, "please hang lower. Please let the rain come down. I need a few drops of water to soften my coat. I want to get out into the world. I want to be a beautiful green vine. I want to try to make some one happy. Won't you please help me?"

"The sun must hide first," said the clouds.

The little seed called to the sun, "O sun, please hide your bright face for a little while. Then the clouds can hang lower and the rain can come to me. push up into the world."

My coat will be soft and I can

The sun loved the beautiful flowers. He loved the little seed. He wanted to make it happy. He said, "Yes, I will hide."

Soon the clouds began to hang lower and lower. The warm raindrops began to fall faster and faster. The ground grew wetter and wetter. The little seed felt its coat grow softer and softer. Soon, open it burst!

Out came some little rootlets and two bright green seedleaves. Upward they pushed their way through the soft ground. At last out they came into the warm air and bright sunshine.

How beautiful the world looked! How sweetly the birds sang! How happy the little flower was! It grew very fast. The warm rain and sun helped it. It became a tall green vine, and sent out some little flower buds.

One morning the little buds opened. Out came the lovely trumpet flowers to help make the world bright and happy.

When the little girl came back from her visit to grandma's, she ran to see if the morning glory seed had begun to grow. How pleased and surprised she was when she saw the tall green vine and the pretty flowers. "Can this be the little seed that I planted?" she said. "How fast it has grown."

Just then she thought she heard a low, soft voice. It said: "Yes, little girl, I have grown fast. But I would still be the same tiny brown seed but for some kind friends. The sun and the rain helped me to grow into this vine."

Then the child turned her face to the sun, and said, “Thank you, kind sun, for making my morning glory seed grow." (Adapted.)

Ask the pupils to bring corn and observe and talk about it before and after grains have been soaked. Let pupils plant them and make daily observations of its growth. As the grains are removed each day place them in a bottle of alcohol that

pupils may compare stages of growth. If this has already been done begin with the parts of the plants and teach the uses of each.

The use of the root: to hold the plant in the ground and prevent its being blown away; to find food for the plant, absorb it from the ground and carry it to the plant.

The use of the stem: to carry food from the roots to the other parts of the plant; to hold the leaves and flowers up in the air.

Notice shape, color and surface of stems.

Stems of corn used to make sugar and as fodder for animals.

The use of the leaves: to breathe for the plant; to act as the stomach of the plant and digest its food; to be used as food for man and animals; for shade and beauty.

Notice form and arrangement of leaves.

Leaves of corn used as fodder by animals.

(For further suggestions see lesson on corn in November Plan Book.)

If pupils have opportunity to observe the planting and cultivation of corn, let them describe the process. How many people does it take to plant corn? How can the farmer's boy help? The horses? The oxen? The chickens? (Follow farmer as he plows and devour the worms in the newly turned up soil.) What must the corn have to enable it to grow? How long will it take it to sprout? To appear above the ground? What sometimes keeps corn from growing?

Talk about the care which is necessary to preserve seeas and plants and fruits from worms and birds-the birds which the farmer considers robbers. Give lesson on the crow or blackbird. (See November Plan Book.) Tell about the "King of the Ravens," who robbed Hiawatha's cornfield. Adapt the "Birds of Killingworth" (Longfellow) to the pupils. Read to the pupils "The Blackbird's Mistake" or "The Crow's Children," by Alice Cary.