Field and class-room study of marsh marigold, Jack-in-the-pulpit, violet, etc. (See pp. 139-40.) FORM III AUTUMN BIRDS AND INSECTS: Observations on the habits and the ravages of common noxious insects, as cabbage-worm, grasshopper, tussock-moth, etc.; discussion of means of checking these insects. (See pp. 156-7 and 172-7.) FARM AND WILD ANIMALS OF THE LOCALITY: Field study and class-room lessons on the habits and structure, including adaptive features, of common animals, as musk-rat, fox, fish, sheep. (See pp. 99 and 183-5.) GARDEN AND EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS: Harvesting of garden and field crops; preparation of cuttings from geraniums, begonia, currant, etc.; identification of garden plants; seed dispersal. (See pp. 154, 179-80, and 164-8.) STUDY OF COMMON FLOWERS, TREES, AND FRUITS: Characteristics of annuals, biennials, and perennials; life histories of common plants, as sweet-pea, Indian corn, etc. (See pp. 158-64 and 168-70.) STUDY OF WEEDS AND THEIR ERADICATION: Identification of the common noxious weeds of the locality; collection, description, and identification of weed seeds; cause of the prevalence of the weeds studied, and means of checking them. (See pp. 164-8 and 170-2.) WINTER FARM AND WILD ANIMALS OF THE LOCALITY: Habits and instincts of common domestic animals, as fowls, sheep, and hogs; the economic values of these animals. (See pp. 185-8.) GARDEN WORK AND EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS: The characteristics of common house plants, and care of these plants. (See pp. 178-9.) STUDY OF COMMON FLOWERS, TREES, AND FRUITS: Comparative study of common evergreens, as balsam, spruce, hemlock, etc.; collection of wood specimens. (See pp. 181-3.) OBSERVATIONS OF NATURAL PHENOMENA: Simple experiments to show the nature of solids, liquids, and gases. (See pp. 188-9.) HEAT PHENOMENA: Source of heat, changes of volume in solids, liquids, and gases, accompanying changes in temperature; heat transmission; the thermometer and its uses. (See pp. 189-200.) SPRING BIRDS AND INSECTS: Field and class lessons on the habits, movements, and foods of common birds, as crow, woodpecker, king-bird, phoebe, blackbird, etc. (See pp. 217-22.) GARDEN WORK AND EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS: Care of garden plots; transplanting; testing best varieties; making of, and caring for, window boxes; propagation of plants by budding, cuttings, and layering. (See pp. 201-3 and 208-13.) COMMON WILD FLOWERS: Field lessons on the habitat of common wild flowers; class-room study of the plant organs including floral organs; study of weeds and weed seeds continued, also the study of garden and field annuals, biennials, and perennials. (See Autumn.) (See pp. 170-2 and 212-5.) SOIL STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTS: The components of soils, their origin, properties, and especially their water absorbing and retaining properties; the relation of soils to plant growth; experiments demonstrating the benefits of mulching and of drainage. (See pp. 203-6.) FORM IV AUTUMN