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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICLLTLRAL SOCTETV. 



The planting- which may be done on the school grounds must 

 for reasons of economy be simple and so arranged as to give shade, 

 shelter and necessary privacy at the least expense of first cost and 

 subsequent care, and, if possible, the scholars should be encouraged 

 to take an active part in the work, of course under proper supervis- 

 ion. That this is not impossible is proven by the experience this 

 season at one of the schools in northeast Minneapolis, where the 

 scholars not onlv worked enthusiasticallv themselves, but also in- 



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Fig. 3. Improved school grounds. 



terested their parents so that they joined in the labor, hauling black 

 dirt for flower l3eds and lawn. These were not people who took the 

 matter up for sake of the exercise, but they worked at it evenings, 

 after a full day's labor elsewhere. 



Even if the young folks make an occasional mistake, it is better 

 to let it pass without too much notice, for it is better to learn by 

 experience rather than to discourage their zeal. 



For the planting of trees and shru1)S native or common varieties 

 should be generally used, for the results here should be such as to 

 induce the poorest scholar to try to do something similar at home. 



