CHAPTER XXIII 



SCHOOL GARDENING 



The Development of School Gardening. It has 

 been a common practice in several European countries, 

 for fully a century, to conduct gardens in connection 

 with schools. This idea of making gardening a part 

 of school work is rapidly growing in favor in our own 

 country. The garden is a matter of great practical 

 importance to all people living in the country, and it 

 can be made a useful adjunct to the work of almost 

 any school, if intelligently managed. 



Value of the Garden. The study of agriculture has 

 rightly been made a required subject in the schools of 

 some states, and this must include some attention to 

 gardening. The home garden ought to be the best 

 part of the farm. And no department of agriculture 

 is so well calculated to develop in boys and girls the 

 power of keen observation and love for the beauty, 

 variety and harmony which nature exhibits as that of 

 gardening. Therefore, it is important that we do 

 something with school gardening in order to assist 

 and encourage home gardening. 



Size and Shape. The size and shape of the school 



