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amusing little comedies and the most intensely interesting trage- 

 dies — the struggles for existence — all this at a time when every 

 impression made upon the child mind leaves an indelible stamp. 

 And not otily does it arouse interest in the many phenomena of 

 nature thus brought under the directed observations of the child, 

 but it also gives zest to many otherwise dry exercises that the 

 skilful teacher correlates with it. 



Children's gardens, Georgetow n, D. C. This garden was once 

 part of a paved court surroundi ng the stone slave market seen 

 in the background. 



KINDS OF SCHOOL GARDENS. 



Two fairly distinct types of school gardens are found. In one 

 the ornamental features predominate. The children assist in 

 planting the school grounds with wild flowers and shrubs, or 

 cultivated flowers, ornamental plants and trees, or various com- 

 binations of native and introduced plants. Ordinarily, in gar- 

 dens of this type the aesthetic features are emphasized, though 

 not always to the exclusion of other valuable instruction. The 

 children may learn, to a certain extent, the principles of plant 

 growth, the reasons for pruning and grafting trees, the best 



