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(c) The build of a plant. 



(d) What a plant is made of. 



(e) How plants are nourished. 

 (/) Sap and its movements. 



(g) Conditions of healthy growth. • 



(h) Germination, g-rowth, flowering-, fruiting, and seeding. 



(i) Annuals, biennials, and perennials. 



(/) Evergreen and deciduous trees and shubs. 



(k) The dependence of plants upon insects. 



(/) The effect of choosing for seed the larger or smaller samples. 



(m) The effect of early and late springs on vegetation. 



2. Some Arithmetic questions : 



(a) The garden account. 



(b) The number of plants to fill a given space. 



(c) The comparative cost of two plots treated difi^erently. 



(d) The calculation of the perecentage of sound seeds in a sample 

 for a germination test. 



(e) The calculation of the loss by insects, by fungi ; and the gains 

 by beneficial birds, frogs, and insects. 



3. Some Geometry problems : 



, (a) The laying out of the plots by various forms. 



(b) The construction of plants to scale. 



(c) The slope of the garden. 



4. Drawing in connection with School Gardens : 



(a) The making of diagrams to illustrate important facts of plant 

 aind insect life. 



(b) Drawings from nature of beautiful flowers and leaves. 



5. What to plant : 



(a) Planting of bulbs, etc., in fall. 



(b) Planting of vegetable seeds in spring. 



(c) Planting of flower seeds in spring. 



(d) Planting of seedling trees. 



6. Preparation of the Bulb Bed. Select sandy soil, if possible, if 

 clay soil secure drainage; throw out six inches of the soil; work in two 

 inches of manure in the bed ; throw back half of top soil and plant bulbs ; 

 cover with remaining top soil. Cover with straw or leaves to a depth 

 of six inches when crust is frozen. Remove cover gradually in April. 



7. The Planting of Bulbs for Spring. . 



Hyacinths — 6 inches apart. 

 Tulips — 4 or 5 inches apart. 



