X. THE HOME SURROUNDINGS 



A GARDEN IN THE HOME LIFE OF A FAMILY 



1. Aside from the money value of its produce, what are 

 excellent reasons for having a small but well-kept garden con- 

 nected with every 



home? Name some 

 of the common 

 amusements for a 

 boy in town. 

 Wherein is an ac- 

 tive interest in the 

 home garden, and 

 the employment in 

 it of one's spare 

 moments, superior 

 to any of them? 

 What part may 

 the mother and 

 daughters of a 

 family have in the 



Care of a garden ? FIG. 45. Counting the profits from the garden. 



2. Explain how it is that in the care of the home garden 

 a boy may learn (a) to know the conditions for plant growth ; 

 (6) to understand economic values in home life ; (c) to as- 

 sume responsibilities and to discharge duties. 



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