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late onions, late beets, turnips, and celery. These should 

 be taken care of by some one living near who is appointed 

 for the purpose. The summer garden is too often neglected. 

 Rhubarb and asparagus may be planted in spring, and when 

 well established will be a good feature of the spring garden. 

 The fall season is not a bad time to start a school garden. 

 At that season we may start vegetables that will live over 

 winter, such as kale, winter onions, spinach, and others. 

 The cold-frame may be used to store over winter plants that 

 were started in the warm fall weather. Lettuce, cabbage, and 



Fig. 102. — Children's garden, Red Wing, Minn. (Agricultural Education.) 



cauliflower may be kept over and get an early start the fol- 

 lowing spring. 



The hot-bed may be used in the fall to produce quick 

 crops of lettuce and radishes. 



Fruits and flowers should also be used a great deal in 

 the school garden. Select those which wiU bear the blossoms 

 and fruit at a time when the school is in session. Early 

 strawberries may be used if school is not closed too early. 

 Plant the permanent crops at one side of the garden to allow 

 free use of the plow in preparing for annual planting. (See 

 Fig. 97.) 



Garden Experiments. — The school garden in both city 

 and country should be a place to experiment. Something 



