Rural School Leaflet 



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ground is solidly frozen. They should then be covered with about four 

 inches of leaves, and boards should be laid over the leaves to prevent them 

 from blowing away during the winter. These leaves should be removed 

 as soon as the first warm days of spring start the young gardeners from 

 the schoolroom. The advantage of using bulbs in school yard planting 

 is that the full season of planting, growth, and flowering, comes within the 

 school year. 



A field of daffodils - 



STUDIES WITH INDOOR BULBS 



Not all the bulbs should be planted in the ground for spring blooming. 

 Each child should have a few to watch indoors, and these will brighten 

 the schoolroom diiring the early spring months. Tulips, paper- white 

 and other narcissi, roman and dutch hyacinths, oxalis, and freesias are 

 especially good for this pm-pose. 



When the children are planting the bulbs outdoors, prepare some soil 

 that is a little richer than that used in the outdoor beds. If earthen 

 pots cannot be obtained, do not hesitate to use tin cans, especially coffee 

 cans, for later these may be covered with various materials, which add 



