GARDEN NOTES 



\W visited the Melrose school gar- state pays supervisors of agriculture in 

 dens last week. Mr. Mortensen, with the elementary schools. Thus 

 his willing- workers, has converted a schools ai :i g of dir. 

 weedy vacant lot into an attractive i communities. We hope sin- 

 spot. He intends next term to enlarge cerely that the legislature of Califor- 

 nia idea of pupil self-government and n , a at its next session will 

 to extend it to the school ga A plan possible in California. The San 

 market and a banking institution are Leandro school is a model In 

 to be established. A definite plan | ipal. 

 whereby the activities in the gardens 



may be woven into the school subjects * # # 



Is to be worked out. Miss McDermott of San Francisco is 



* * * doing an excellent piece of work 



Principal Crane and his school board has over 300 children entered in the 



are interested in gardens and agricul- sweet pea contest. It in. ms nil 



ture. We hope that the school boards the future of San Francisco to brln^c 



of Melrose. San Leandro and Decoto children close to the soil and growing 



will co-operate in employing a auper- things. The closer a man gets to the 



visor of agriculture. In Oregon the soil the purer he la. 



SWEET PEA CONTESTANTS 



The awards which are indicated belaw will be made at the Berkeley 

 Garden city on Saturday, June 29. A potato bake will be held at the Garden 

 city the day the awards are made. All contestants and their parents are 

 invited to attend. The Berkeley gardeners will furnish potatoes and other 

 vegetables. The visitors are requested to bring their own bread, pies, 

 cakes, etc. " For the noon meal come early. 



Be sure to follow Instructions in pages of The Junior as given as 

 to shipping sweet peas, if you do not bring them yourselves. 



Please prepay all packages of flowers and mail or express them so they will arrive 

 in Berkeley on June 28. Be sure to send your diary. See that the sweet peas are labeled 

 with your name and address. 



Prizes will be awarded from the following score card: 



Points. 



For freshness and good ojolor 6 



For number of flowers to stem (four) 4 



For length of stem (approximately 18 inches) 4 



For arrangement of flowers on the stem 4 



For size of bloom — approximate width of standard, 1%; 



Spencers, 1 hi ; and others 4 



Neatness, etc., in diary keeping t 



Total -.26 



Prizes will be awarded on the 20 best sprays of sweet peas, not on a 

 great number. 



The prizes are as follows: 



First prize for the best 20 sprays grown by a California Junior 



Gardening club . .$10.00 



Second prize 5.00 



Third prize 2.50 



First prize for the best 20 sprays grown by an individual 



California Junior gardener 10.00 



Second prize, a set of gardening tools 5.00 



Third prize 2.60 



The next 16 prize winners 1-00 each 



One or more of the following varieties must have been grown: 



1. King Edward VII; red. 2. Dorothy Eckford; white. 



3. Prima Donna; pink. 4. Lady Grlsel Hamilton; lavender. 



6. Miss Willmott; orange pink. 6. Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon; primrose. 



7. The Countess Spencer; giant pink. 

 Flowers grown in hothouses are not eligible. 



After the exhibit the flowers will be sold: (1) To help pay the expenses 

 of the exhibit and vegetable luncheon; (2) to further the Junior gardening 

 work. 



