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work succeeded that at the present time it includes more than one 

 hundred and fifty native wild plants. In igoi, a large vegetable 

 garden was added to the flower garden. Last season Boston had 

 sixteen of these gardens and with only this small nnmber Boston 

 is yet far ahead of other cities in America in the school garden 

 movement. The work at the Hartford School of Horticulture, 

 under its capable director, Mr. Hemenway, has attracted consider- 

 able attention. Boys and girls come from the city to care for their 

 gardens, of which there were- one hundred and sixty-three last 

 season, with the supply still far short of the demand. 



At the Massachusetts State Normal School, at Hyannis, Mass., 

 a portion of the campus was converted into a garden, which, from 

 a commercial standpoint, was ably conducted. Each pupil was 

 provided with a blank book into which he copied bills of the pro- 

 duce sold, the deposits at the bank and the checks drawn. The 

 amount that was realized the first season was thirty dollars. 



Although not connected with any institutions of learning, the 

 Boys' gardens of the National Cash Register Co., in Dayton, 

 Ohio, have been most important in the results that they have 

 effected. The gardens here are 10 by 130 feet, or larger, large 

 enough to be of commercial importance. As an example of what 

 can be done with a garden of this size, " one boy provided a family 

 of five with vegetables during the entire season, and in addition to 

 this made five dollars." A competent gardener instructs the 

 children in their work. There are various gardens in other cities 

 in connection with schools or settlements, but the work is 

 extremely irregular. 



An idea of the cost for maintaining a school garden of one- 

 halt acre during the first season may be obtained from the follow- 

 ing rough estimate given for Philadelphia. 



Preparation of ground, including fertilizers $35 00 



Fencing, tool-house, tools 225 00 



Literature, insect mounts, materials for 



simple experiments . .... . . 10 00 



Seeds and plants 30 00 



Total $300 00 



