i 4 THE SCHOOL GARDEN BOOK 



It is well to give space at a school garden exhibition for 

 selected illustrations of the regular school work that is based 

 upon the gardening. For example, a series of sketches of 

 flowers and plants in line and color, illustrating the work of 

 successive grades, may be hung from wires against the walls. 

 The garden note-books of the children, and their booklets of 

 sketches with pen, pencil, and brush describing chosen 

 flowers, may be placed on a table. The public will be as 

 much interested in this handiwork as in the flowers and vege- 

 tables. A display of photographs of gardens and of flowers 

 forms an appropriate and attractive feature for an exhibition. 



The general public will be especially interested if at an- 

 nounced hours of the afternoon and evening groups of chosen 

 pupils may be seen at work. Some may draw or paint flow- 

 ers. Others may show how plants should be propagated 

 from slips, making cuttings, and setting them in sand, and 

 also potting cuttings already rooted. These potted slips 

 may then be sold for the benefit of the school garden-fund. 



Perhaps an agricultural fair or horticultural display is to 

 be held near your school. If so, be sure to enter products 

 from your garden. Even if they win no prize, you will find 

 it well worth your effort, for you will see more clearly what 

 you must do to succeed another year. Study the list of 

 classes of exhibits and the rules carefully. Plan your entries 

 in advance. Prepare neat exhibition labels giving the names 

 of all varieties you intend to show. Very early in the morn- 

 ing of the exhibition day cut the flowers you have chosen for 

 display, and in case they are to be carried some distance, 

 lay them loosely and carefully in a roomy box separated by 

 tissue paper, where they will be kept free from wilting or 

 injury. In the case of vegetables, say carrots, dig enough 



