VI. THE SCHOOL GARDEN 



ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL GARDEN 



The establishment and care of a School Garden should 

 be regarded as one of the most important duties of a 

 teacher in any part of the country. Full information 

 on such important points as the following may be ob- 

 tained from the book, Suggestions for School Gardens, 

 by the Hon. J. R. Williams, M.A., our present Super- 

 intending Inspector of Schools: 



Selection of plot. 

 Tools. 



Clearing the ground. 

 Fencing. 



Plan of the garden. 



Laying out the garden: Paths, beds, trenches. 

 Soil, tillage, drainage, manure. 

 Seed beds and seed boxes. 

 Seedlings, potting. 

 Care of plants : Weeding, pruning. 

 Propagation of plants. 

 Rotation of crops and catch crops. 

 Friends and enemies of the garden : Insect pests. 

 Cultivation of vegetables. 



Cultivation of economic crops The following have 

 been dealt with: Cocoa, coffee, ginger, pine- 



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