ly packed together.

4. The seeds of this flower are large and oblong, and contain oil.

5. Bees and flies visit sunflowers, to gather honey.

_Write and learn:_

The sunflower has--
A strong stalk.
A large disk.
Many rays.

The sunflower--
Grows from seed.
Contains honey.
Turns to the sun.

The sunflower has--
Small flowers in its disk.
Oblong seeds.
Oily seed.

THE ROSE. [_Page 108._

1. Roses are of many kinds and many colours. Most of them are
sweet-scented. Some rose-bushes do not grow very high. Others grow up as
high as our houses.

2. Roses have thorns on their stems. Wild roses have many thorns. Wild
roses are small--have only five leaves--but they are very pretty.

3. When they die they leave berries, called hips, which make good food
for the birds in winter. There are seeds in them.

_Write and learn:_

The rose has--
A sweet scent.
Sharp thorns on its stem.
Soft, smooth leaves.

The rose is--
Sometimes white.
Sometimes yellow.
Sometimes red.

The wild rose--
Grows in hedges.
Has five leaves.
Has berries called 'hips.'

WOOD. [_Page 111._

1. Wood seems to be almost as useful as iron. Hundreds of years ago,
houses were built of wood. All the houses in London were. There is much
wood in our houses now.

2. There are many kinds of wood--each comes from a different tree. Oak
is a very hard wood. Pine is softer. Willow is very soft; its thin
branches will bend easily. It is used for making baskets.

3. When the trunk of a tree is sawn into planks we can see the grain or
marks in it. Some are very prettily marked. Oak and walnut are. Wood can
be highly polished.

_Write and learn:_

Wood grows--
In most countries.
In forests.
Plentifully.

Wood is--
Very useful.
Mostly hard.
Grained.

Wood is used for--
Building purposes.
Furniture.
Fires.

COAL. [_Page 113._

1. Coal is dug out of the earth. Coal and iron are found together. But
coal is not a metal as iron is. It will not melt. We call it a mineral.

2. It is found in many parts of the world. There is a very large
quantity in our own country.

3. It is a black, shiny, opaque, and brittle mineral. Men have to go
deep down into the earth, into mines, to get it. They are in great
danger.

4. Coals were once fores