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Which are sold by the dozen? by the pound? by the 

 bushel ? by the box or crate ? Find out the prices. Where 

 does the greengrocer get them? Which will spoil quickly? 

 Which will keep a long time? Which grow in this vicinity? 

 Which have you seen growing ? Describe the plants bearing 

 them. Which come from elsewhere? Where? 



LESSON XVIII 

 THE FALL GARDENER 



If possible, have a school garden, for from it the pupils 

 will learn many valuable lessons. It will also afford them 

 much educative activity. Visit a good market garden, and 

 let the pupils ask many questions about the plants growing 

 there and the treatment they have received. Discuss the 

 garden as a source of supply for the greengrocer. 



What seeds are planted in rows? in hills? How are the 

 weeds kept out? What harm do they do? How is the 

 garden watered? Find out how and when the various 

 products are gathered, how they are measured, tied into 

 bundles, boxed or crated for the market. Will any of the 

 crops remain in the ground during the winter ? What prepa- 

 rations are being made in the garden for winter? 



LESSON XIX 

 WILD PLANTS 



Take the pupils out for a field lesson to study wild plants. 

 Count the number of plants found on a given area, say a 

 square yard. Name as many of them as you can. Note 

 the condition of growth, whether in bud, in blossom, or bearing 



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