chapter vii

., pages 63-87. _Glimpses into Plant Life_, Brightwen (Fisher Unwin, 2s.), chapters v. and ix. Record the finding of and describe twenty wild fruits (see Oliver). Specimens must be used in all botanical work. Observe all you can about the structure of various fruits (not edible), and about the dispersion of seeds. _Plant Life in Field and Garden_, by A. Buckley, pages 40-80.

_Physiology._

Schofield’s _Physiology for Schools_ (Cassell, 1s. 9d.), pages 43-64.

_Arithmetic._

Mair’s _Mental Arithmetic_ (Sonnenschein, 9d.). Longman’s _Junior School Arithmetic_ (1s.), chapters xxi. and xxii., _Practice_ and _Bills_. Miscellaneous examples from pages 192 and 193.

BEGINNERS, chapters xvii., xviii., and xix., §§ 74-81.

_Euclid._

_A First Step in Euclid_, by J. G. Bradshaw (Macmillan, 1s. 6d.), pages 63-81.

BEGINNERS.—_Inductive Geometry_, by H. A. Nesbitt, M.A. (Sonnenschein, 1s. 6d.), chapters iv., v., vi.

Members who have Hamblin Smith’s Euclid may continue to use it. The books now set are more modern and lead to more intelligent work.

_Reading._

Geography, English history, French history, and tales should afford exercise in careful reading. Poetry should be read daily.

_Composition._

Read on Thursdays and write from memory on Tuesdays (_a_) a passage from _Ecce Homo, Ecce Rex_, Part II., chapters ii. and iii., by Mrs R. Charles (S.P.C.K., 3s. 6d.); (_b_) Arnold-Forster’s _History of England_,