I049 Rural School Leaflet. 



New York State to begin to garden right away, whether you are in the 

 kindergarten or in the high school. In all the years to come you w411 

 be glad that you have spent some part of your early lives in finding 

 what wonderful results we can get from putting seeds into the earth and 

 helping plants to grow. 



We want you to garden in two places this year, in the school yard, 

 if there is space at all, and on your home grounds. Ask your teacher 

 to let you plant a few things on the school-grounds. Plant the 

 hardy things that will be able to get ahead of the weeds when you are 

 away for the summer, and provide some blossoms or fruit when you 

 return in the fall. There will be many interesting things in the autumn 

 in and about the smallest garden. Not only the flowers and birds will 

 be there, but many kinds of animal life, attracted by the odor of the 

 flowers or inmates of the garden. If you have but one day in the 

 autumn with the things you planted in the springtime, the garden will 

 be worth the while. 



If you are to be away during the summer you can not get results 

 from the more delicate plants so you should put in some Marigolds, 

 Zinnias, Candytuft, Nasturtiums, Amaranth, Bachelor's Buttons, Ufor- 

 bia (Snow-on-the-Mountain), Larkspur, and Dwarf Phlox. Then in 

 the vegetable line you can put in some radishes, lettuce, and onion sets 

 to be gathered before school closes and some pumpkins and squashes 

 to have in the fall. It would be very interesting to have your pumpkins 

 from which to make your own jack o'lanterns, and squashes that can 

 be used tor drawing lessons and give opportunity to study rich coloring. 

 Perhaps you could plant some corn, and who knows but right in the 

 school-garden you might grow some popcorn that the teacher would let 

 you put away for Corn Day next year.'* 



Dean Bailey has written for children good suggestions in regard to 

 garden making. These we have published in the Teacher's Leaflet. 

 Ask your teacher to read to you these suggestions. They were writ- 

 ten for you and I know you will be able to understand them. 



"The garden is a lovesome thing, God wot; 

 Rose plot, 

 Fringed pool, 

 F'erned grot, 

 The veriest .school of Peace; 

 And yet the fool 



Contends that God is not in gardens. 

 Not in gardens! When the eve is cooll 



Nay, but I have a sign. 

 'Tis very sure God walks in mine." 



