Rural School Leaflet 



1069 



Purslane (" pusley ") 



Learn how to destroy each. This year the boys and girls have for study 

 the following weeds: 



1. Purslane, often called "pus- 

 ley." Cut the plants off with a hoe 

 and remove them from the garden. 



2. Bindweed, sometimes called 

 wild morning-glory. Cut off the 

 plants as soon as they appear. Do 

 not drag pieces of the roots from 

 place to place, for they may spread 

 in this way. fL- 



3. Pigweed, or redroot. Remove ^%4^^| 

 by hand and persistently cultivate 

 and hoe. 



Gardens. — Every one will make 

 a garden. We wish we might know all about the gardens made by boys 

 and girls in New York State. Perhaps no other piece of work shows 

 the character of a boy or girl quite so clearly as does a garden. The 

 young person who takes the pains to plan his garden carefully; who 

 finds out what kinds of plants will grow well in the soil; who tests his 

 seeds; who weeds and cultivates, and considers the moisture; who 

 persists until harvest time, no matter what discouragements arise; and 

 who finds out what profit has come from his labor — is likely to be 



•worth while. A garden is a telltale; do not give 

 one an opportunity to show your parents and 

 teachers that you are lazy. If you start a garden, 

 make it tell this story: that you are a worker 

 and will finish what you begin. You may have 

 hard times fighting weeds and insects and dry 

 weather, but thrifty plants will reward you, and 

 a well-cultivated bit of ground producing some- 

 thing worth while will give you joy that will be 

 worth having. 



Suggestions for summer. — This is the last time 

 that we shall talk over things this year and, doubt- 

 less, you would like some suggestions for summer 

 work. These you will find on page 1070. Perhaps 

 some older person in the neighborhood will meet 

 with you once a week and help to make your 

 study more interesting. Before school opens in 

 the fall write to Mr. Tuttle and tell him what you have learned during 

 the summer. 



Bindweed 



