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Other vegetables may be substituted for those named above 

 according to the tastes of the teacher and the pupils. Potatoes and 

 onions of various kinds may be grown and comparative estimates 

 made of the relative productivity of each kind. Strawberries 

 will also be found interesting and instructive for school garden 

 work. 



In normal schools the work in the gardens may be laid out on 

 broader lines and may partake more of the experimental side. 

 One student may make tests to determine the most suitable and 

 most productive kinds of seed corn, another student may make 

 experiments with different kinds of lawn grass, and so on. 



PLAT No. 3 



DEMONSTRATION GARDEN FOR LAWN GRASS 



Experiments with vegetables will also prove interesting and in- 

 structive. Below is given a suggestive demonstration plat for 

 onion gardening. 



PLAT No. 4 



DEMONSTRATION GARDEN FOR ONIONS 



THE SCHOOL GROUNDS 



In many places the schoolhouse and the school grounds are 

 the most unsightly objects in the neighborhood, but this is a 

 condition that is fast disappearing. The old log schoolhouse 

 with its split log benches is a thing of the past. A great deal of 

 attention is also now being given to the arrangement and orna- 

 mentation of the school yard. 



When land is to be had at but little expense, there is no reason 



