2. Watch the first sign of life in the plant. Do the new leaves or the flowers come first?
3. Look at the hepatica blossom a long time. How many different parts can you see in it? Whether you know the names of these parts now does not matter. I want you to see them.
4. Notice the three small, green, leaf-like parts that are around the flower bud. As the flower opens see whether they are a part of it, or whether they are a little way from it on the stem.
5. Observe the stem closely. Is it short or long? Hairy or smooth?
6. As the new leaves appear find out whether they are fuzzy on the inside as well as on the outside. Notice how they are rolled up and watch them unroll.
7. In how many different colors do you find hepaticas?
8. Do some smell sweeter than others? If so, does color seem to have anything to do with it?
9. Look at a hepatica plant at night or very late in the afternoon. Also watch it early in the morning and in cloudy weather. Then look at it in bright sunshine. Do you see any change in the flowers? I think you will discover something of much interest.
10. Seed-time among hepaticas is very interesting. Notice what becomes of the three small, leaf-like parts that were underneath the flower. How many seeds are there?
11. How long do you think the leaves of hepatica remain on the plant? Do you suppose they remain green all winter?