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In spite of the dry season and the infantile paralysis the garden 
season was successful. Our crop value dropped somewhat below 
our usual figures, but the garden was not closed during the time 
of the epidemic, and no cases appeared among our children. Some 
lessons were given in flower picking and in flower arrangement 
and 268 bouquets were arranged and given away by the children, 
Our garden was kept open a little longer than usual this fall 
Fic. 11. Children’s Garden. <A lesson in thinning. (7269.) 
because of the late opening of our public schools. On Saturday, 
July 18, we held a Parents’ Day in the outdoor garden, inviting all 
the parents to come and see the work. In spite of rain, a gratify- 
ing number visited us. 
The number of teachers registered for classes in this depart- 
ment alone is 243. This figure represents only those people who 
are coming for thirty weeks’ courses. 
