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along one fence with a fernery in a shady corner will 

 afford instruction as to the whole life story of these 

 plants and supply nature study and drawing material, 

 always fresh and near at hand, without the necessity of 

 trespassing on private grounds or robbing waysides. 



FIG. 55. SCHOOL GARDEN 

 George Putnam School, Roxbury, Mass. (Photograph by Henry Lincoln Clapp) 



I do not wish to be understood as advocating any 

 serious encroachment by the school garden on the play- 

 grounds. Trees are not only ornaments but additions to 

 playgrounds and might well be selected with some regard 

 to instructive and pleasing variety and especially to attract- 

 ing birds. A list that might meet these requirements 

 will differ greatly with soil, locality, and available space. 



